Fentanyl

A 26-year-old was found dead at his campsite during the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in 2019.

People with opioid-use disorder are increasingly seeking out illicit fentanyl, often smoking it.

What You Need To Know: Harm Reduction Ohio and CCS have teamed up to offer overdose intervention training. The groups are hoping to involve those who work in nightlife. Free Narcan and fentanyl testing strips are available after training. The groups hope the training helps save lives through quick, safe intervention.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) held a roundtable discussion with community leaders to discuss ways Congress and others can continue to address the ongoing drug crisis in Ohio and all around the United States

Modules build on Ohio State’s commitment to health, wellness and safety

Legislation was Introduced Following Record Number of Synthetic Overdose Deaths During COVID-19

What You Need To Know: Pain medication presciptions, Fentanyl and lack of mental health services to blame. Kristen LaCaze began experimenting with prescription opioids amid her depression, finding herself addicted at 18. She eventually got sober, thanks in part to mental health services and Suboxone. Now, LaCaze works as a peer counselor, helping others down the same path she knows so well.

Synthetic opioid use increased by almost 800% over 7 years, new research shows