Feb 7 Health Reports Show Challenges Remain In Addiction Treatment Medication Access Despite overdose death decreases, new studies warn that access to medication assisted treatment continues to be a challenge. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 7 Health Reports Show Challenges Remain In Addiction Medication Access Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 23 Health Innovating Recovery: Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis Experts say it’s time to focus on solutions that are forward-thinking, collaborative and can be recreated in other communities. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 23 Health Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 21 Health How Should Opioid Lawsuit Money Be Spent? Ohio Valley Has No Shortage Of Needs State, county and local governments are waiting to see how much money they’ll receive, if any, from a settlement or judgment. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 21 Health How Should Opioid Lawsuit Money Be Spent? Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 23 Health Born Exposed: Schools Seek Ways To Help Children Exposed To Drugs In The Womb Educators are working to reach children born with neonatal abstinence syndrome as early as possible in order to meet their needs. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 23 Health Schools Seek Ways To Help Children Exposed To Drugs In The Womb Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 31 Health ARC Awards Grant To Help Pave Road To Addiction Recovery More than $215,000 will go to a pilot program to connect people with substance use disorders with rides to important appointments. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 31 Health ARC Awards Grant To Help Pave Road To Addiction Recovery Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 15 Health New Prescription: Ohio Valley Native Dr. Patrice Harris Is First Black Woman To Lead AMA In June, Dr. Patrice Harris became the first African-American woman to serve as president of the powerful American Medical Association. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 15 Health Ohio Valley Native Dr. Patrice Harris Is First Black Woman To Lead AMA Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 27 Health Working Toward Recovery: Ohio Town Fights Addiction With Focus On Economy Those working on addiction and economic recovery in Scioto County believe they can both prepare workers in recovery and help employers. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource May 27 Health Working Toward Recovery: Town Fights Addiction With Focus On Economy Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
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