Your Voice Ohio - Combating the Opioid Epidemic: Talking Solutions in the Miami Valley

Talking Solutions in the Miami Valley Earlier this week, journalists from the Dayton Daily News, WYSO Public Radio, Journal-News, the Miami Student, the Springfield News-Sun, and WKRC-TV met with over 100 community members in Dayton, Middletown, and East Cincinnati. We asked three questions to help guide the conversation. 1. What does the opioid epidemic look like in our community? 2. What do we see as causes of the epidemic in our community? 3. What steps might we take to combat the opioid epidemic? The meetings gave the local media the chance to sit down with people and learn about how they were experiencing the epidemic. Participants included people in recovery, the families of those who are struggling with addiction, social workers, and emergency room nurses, who asked specific questions that will guide our coverage moving forward. Paul Komarek of Cincinnati said he was pleased to see so many people join the conversation: "this is an all-society epidemic, and we have to face it together.” LOCAL EVENT COVERAGE Doctor: Some of the worst impacts of the opioid epidemic go unseen Journal-News Fighting Stigma Among Calls For Stepped Up Response To Opioids At Middletown Forum WYSO The Middletown community talked honestly last night about the human costs of the opioid epidemic Journal-News Dayton Gathering On Opioids Highlights Hunger Among Many For Solutions WYSO Collaborative effort needed for solutions to Ohio opioid crisis Dayton Daily News Your Voice Ohio: The Opioid Epidemic WKRC WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Health Care Professionals Share Their Stories About Opioid-Addicted Patients New York Times Pregnant Akron woman recovers from heroin addiction while preparing for birth complications Akron Beacon Journal Ohio drug overdose deaths up 39% -- nearly triple US average The Columbus Dispatch Community members chip in to help people in recovery The Vindicator States expand authority of nurse practitioners and physicians assistants to increase health care in rural areas The Rural Blog Pregnant women can receive medication-assisted treatment Lima News Trump budget would cut grant programs that benefit Ohio, add money to fight opioids Cleveland.com Medicine Cabinet: Safely disposing of opioids WFMJ Montgomery County joins legal fight against opioid drug companies Dayton Daily News How best to treat opioids’ youngest sufferers? No one knows Lima News

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