May 23 Health Investigation Finds Ohio Valley Hit Hard By Fentanyl As Locals Asked For More Federal Help The Washington Post looked into data from the Centers for Disease Control and found the Ohio Valley region has the nation’s highest rates of death due to fentanyl. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource May 23 Health Investigation Finds Ohio Valley Hit Hard By Fentanyl As Locals Asked For More Federal Help Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 22 Economy With Medical Marijuana, Ohio’s Meigs County Hopes To Cash In On ‘Golden’ Opportunity Medical marijuana is becoming more popular among voters and politicians around the Ohio Valley. And not just for medical reasons. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 22 Economy With Medical Marijuana, Ohio's Meigs County Hopes To Cash In Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 17 Health Federal Opioid Strikeforce Indicts More Than A Dozen Ohio Valley Doctors These are the first major indictments from the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force, which started work in December. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 17 Health Ohio Valley Doctors Charged In Illegal Prescription Opioid Crackdown Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 4 Health ARC Funds Addiction Treatment For Women In Rural Kentucky And Ohio The funding comes from the ARC’s POWER Initiative, which is meant to boost development in regions affected by the decline of the coal industry. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 4 Health ARC Funds Addiction Treatment For Women In Rural Kentucky And Ohio Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 22 Health HHS Provides Additional Funding To Expand Addiction Treatment The Ohio Valley has received nearly $60 million in additional federal funds to help combat the opioid epidemic. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 22 Health HHS Provides Additional Funding To Expand Addiction Treatment Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 18 Health As Opioid Crisis Affects A New Generation, Experts Study Long-Term Effects Of Fetal Exposure Researchers want to better understand how neonatal abstinence syndrome affects learning so communities are prepared to help children reach their milestones. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 18 Health Experts Study Long-Term Effects Of Fetal Opioid Exposure Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 30 Health CDC Data Show Ohio Valley Still Has Nation’s Highest Overdose Death Rates The federal data confirm what local officials have reported: synthetic opioids are fueling the increase. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 30 Health Data Show Ohio Valley Still Has Nation’s Highest Overdose Death Rates Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 25 Health Ohio Valley Lawmakers Helped Shape Bipartisan Bill On Opioid Crisis President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill Wednesday to bolster law enforcement efforts and expand opioid addiction treatment and resources. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 25 Health Ohio Valley Lawmakers Helped Shape Bipartisan Bill On Opioid Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 15 Health The Doctor And The Epidemic: Three Years At Ground Zero Of The Opioid Crisis When Dr. Rahul Gupta started work as West Virginia’s chief health officer his state already had some of the nation’s highest rates of addiction and overdose fatalities. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 15 Health Three Years At Ground Zero Of The Opioid Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 21 Health Surgeon General Says Opioid Crisis Requires Fight Against Stigma U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has visited the Ohio Valley on several occasions since prioritizing the opioid crisis. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 21 Health Surgeon General Says Opioid Crisis Requires Fight Against Stigma Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 19 Health Senate Opioids Bill Takes Aim At Fentanyl Imports The legislation, which now must be reconciled with a similar measure approved by the House, proposes more treatment and recovery resources. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 19 Health Senate Opioids Bill Takes Aim At Fentanyl Imports Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 17 Health The New DARE: Schools Aim To Stop Next Generation Of Opioid Crisis Fewer high schoolers in the Ohio Valley region appear to be using opioids. School officials want to continue that trend. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 17 Health The New DARE: Schools Aim To Stop Next Generation Of Opioid Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 20 Health Rural Risk: Mobile Clinics Help Tackle Multifaceted Opioid Crisis Area health officials say the region’s opioid crisis is now a public health threat on multiple fronts. Health groups are taking to the road to meet the challenge. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 20 Health Rural Risk: Mobile Clinics Help Tackle Multifaceted Opioid Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 1 Health Ohio Collaborative Seeking Solutions To Opioid Crisis An Ohio-based collaborative thinks journalists can play a bigger role in solving the region’s opioid crisis. The effort starts with listening to people in some of the hardest-hit communities. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 1 Health Ohio Collaborative Seeking Solutions To Opioid Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 27 Health Ohio Valley Overdose Deaths Continue Grim Rise As Data Reflect Fentanyl’s Role A new report from the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy found 1,565 died from drug overdoses last year, up 11.5 percent from 2016. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 27 Health Overdose Deaths Continue Rise As Data Reflect Fentanyl's Role Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource