/tags/fentanyl Fentanyl en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:57:03 GMT /news/2024-12-03/former-columbus-police-officer-sentenced-to-more-than-five-years-in-prison-on-drug-charges John Kotchkoski was convicted for conspiring to traffic fentanyl and cocaine. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:57:03 GMT /news/2024-12-03/former-columbus-police-officer-sentenced-to-more-than-five-years-in-prison-on-drug-charges ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ News Staff /npr-news/2023-10-18/the-latest-college-campus-freebies-naloxone-and-fentanyl-test-strips The teen fentanyl crisis is following students onto college campuses. Here's what students and staff are doing about it. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:00:28 GMT /npr-news/2023-10-18/the-latest-college-campus-freebies-naloxone-and-fentanyl-test-strips Elissa Nadworny , Liz Schlemmer /2023-06-08/keep-them-alive-ohio-legalizes-fentanyl-test-strips-to-combat-surging-opioid-deaths Ohio joins a growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:44:38 GMT /2023-06-08/keep-them-alive-ohio-legalizes-fentanyl-test-strips-to-combat-surging-opioid-deaths The Associated Press /news/2022-09-26/several-people-hospitalized-after-exposure-to-fentanyl-at-the-licking-county-jail An investigation continues at the Licking County Jail after five inmates and two corrections officers were taken to a hospital after possible exposure to the painkiller fentanyl over the weekend. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:08:24 GMT /news/2022-09-26/several-people-hospitalized-after-exposure-to-fentanyl-at-the-licking-county-jail Steve Brown /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-05-17/fentanyl-and-harm-reduction A new study has linked a rise in fentanyl contamination in illicit drugs with the increase in overdose deaths among US adolescents. Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, we explore why fentanyl contamination is becoming more common and what we can do to address the issue. Tue, 17 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-05-17/fentanyl-and-harm-reduction /news/2022-02-22/william-husels-murder-trial-begins-tuesday The former Mount Carmel anesthesiologist faces 14 counts of murder after prosecutors say he ordered excessive doses of painkillers that hastened the deaths of patients. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-02-22/william-husels-murder-trial-begins-tuesday Steve Brown /news/2021-03-29/drug-use-overdose-deaths-increased-during-pandemic The Drug Enforcement Administration officials say fentanyl remains a threat throughout Ohio and other parts of the country. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:52:02 GMT /news/2021-03-29/drug-use-overdose-deaths-increased-during-pandemic Debbie Holmes /news-partners/npr-news/2020-08-13/u-s-sees-deadly-drug-overdose-spike-during-pandemic "During the pandemic, basically everything is pointed in the wrong direction," says one federal health official, who calls the convergence of COVID-19 and America's addiction crisis "a nightmare." Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:10:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-08-13/u-s-sees-deadly-drug-overdose-spike-during-pandemic Brian Mann /news-partners/2020-05-25/pandemic-disrupts-illegal-drug-trade-upending-both-product-and-profits The pandemic's disruption of international labor and transportation sectors has made it harder to produce and transport illegal drugs and to send profits back across national borders. Mon, 25 May 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-25/pandemic-disrupts-illegal-drug-trade-upending-both-product-and-profits Brian Mann /news/2020-05-12/board-examiner-recommends-two-nurses-temporarily-lose-licenses-over-husel-case A hearing examiner has recommended the Ohio Board of Nursing take disciplinary action against two former Mount Carmel West nurses involved in the case of… Tue, 12 May 2020 20:24:51 GMT /news/2020-05-12/board-examiner-recommends-two-nurses-temporarily-lose-licenses-over-husel-case Paige Pfleger