The proposed budget would allow the foundation responsible for distributing a bulk of Ohio’s opioid settlement money to operate in darkness. Jamie Decker and others want to shine light on the process.
Lewis, whose son Shaun died of an overdose in October, recently met with reps from the OneOhio, which is tasked with distributing more than half of the state’s billion-dollar opioid settlement.
To know the history of prohibition in our state is to know the devastation of unintended consequences, and the willful way humans carry on without acknowledging their mistakes.
One Ohio Recovery Foundation is tasked with distributing a majority of the money awarded to the state in opioid settlements but has been resistant to public comments from those with lived experience.
‘The drug war never stands still,’ journalist and activist Garth Mullins said on the Crackdown podcast, ‘just when you think you've figured things out, the ground underneath you starts to shift.’
The powerful sedative can cause intense wounds, extended withdrawal and prolonged sleep. It can also lead to overdoses that can’t be reversed by naloxone alone.
Snowy, ice-covered roads can make the trek from Newark to a clinic in Columbus a dangerous proposition, highlighting access issues to a medication that can be lifesaving for those in recovery.
Jack Shuler and Doug Swift visited a warming center on Christmas Eve, joining dozens of their neighbors in a cozy shelter set up in the basement of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Newark, Ohio.
For the latest in an ongoing series, columnist Jack Shuler catches up with the preacher and policy-changer to discuss the present and future of the state’s role in battling the ongoing opioid crisis.
‘The New York Times’ referred to safe consumption spaces as ‘one of the most daring experiments in “harm reduction.”’ But when you visit these places, it doesn’t feel daring at all. It feels right.
