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Dublin-based Cardinal Health has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by West Virginia authorities alleging it fed the state's opioid epidemic by failing to…
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration records show Dublin-based Cardinal Health shipped 241 million hydrocodone and oxycodone pills to West Virginia…
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Ohio Governor John Kasich and a coalition of state medical professionals have announced guidelines meant to reduce the prescribing of opiates for…
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State lawmakers have introduced a bill designed to help curb Ohio's prescription drug overdose epidemic. It requires insurance companies to provide…
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The Centers for Disease Control says Ohio doctors prescribe painkillers at high rates. 100 opioid painkiller prescriptions are written for every 100 Ohio…
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The Ohio House has approved a bipartisan measure aimed at preventing drug abuse by youth. It requires a guardian's consent before a minor is prescribed a…
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Ohio Governor John Kasich says although the state has made progress in fighting prescription drug abuse, it remains a problem. Kasich wants parents and…
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A group of state lawmakers has proposed a package of 11 bills designed to help address the state's drug abuse problem. Republican State Representative…
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Overdoses driven largely by painkiller addictions have surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death in Ohio. Now clinicians are being…
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Holzer Health systems in Gallipolis is hoping a fingerprint collectionprogram will help it cut down on prescription painkiller abuse. Board chair Brent…