/tags/drug-abuse drug abuse en-US Copyright Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:36:01 GMT /local-news/2018-03-20/heres-how-many-overdose-deaths-hamilton-county-had-in-2017 The numbers are in, and they aren't good.Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco, MD, reports 529 people overdosed and died in Hamilton County in 2017. That's up from… Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:36:01 GMT /local-news/2018-03-20/heres-how-many-overdose-deaths-hamilton-county-had-in-2017 Tana Weingartner /local-news/2018-03-08/12-indicted-in-drug-trafficking-scheme-tied-to-mexicos-sinaloa-cartel Updated March 9, 2018 at 4:55 p.m.Nine of 12 individuals charged in U.S. District Court in Ohio in a narcotics and money laundering scheme are in custody… Thu, 08 Mar 2018 21:16:11 GMT /local-news/2018-03-08/12-indicted-in-drug-trafficking-scheme-tied-to-mexicos-sinaloa-cartel Tana Weingartner /community/2017-12-19/focusing-on-success-stories-in-the-fight-against-heroin Much of the reporting on the heroin crisis is focused on the tragic aspects of the epidemic, leaving people feeling helpless and hopeless without an end… Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:00:05 GMT /community/2017-12-19/focusing-on-success-stories-in-the-fight-against-heroin /health/2017-01-05/cincinnati-union-bethels-off-the-streets-program-working-to-help-drug-addicted-women-and-babies Cincinnati Union Bethel's Off The Streets program has been helping women involved in prostitution and sex trafficking for a decade. Individuals exploited… Thu, 05 Jan 2017 09:00:05 GMT /health/2017-01-05/cincinnati-union-bethels-off-the-streets-program-working-to-help-drug-addicted-women-and-babies /health/2015-12-01/needle-exchange-programs-fighting-spread-of-hiv-and-hepatitis-c Needle exchange programs allow intravenous drug users to trade in used needles for sterile ones, and are designed to reduce the spread of HIV and… Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:12:23 GMT /health/2015-12-01/needle-exchange-programs-fighting-spread-of-hiv-and-hepatitis-c /local-news/2015-05-04/mann-city-must-spend-more-on-heroin-crisis After hearing a report on the region's heroin epidemic from city officials and community activists Monday, Cincinnati Vice Mayor David Mann introduced a… Mon, 04 May 2015 21:16:20 GMT /local-news/2015-05-04/mann-city-must-spend-more-on-heroin-crisis Howard Wilkinson /community/2015-02-06/preventionfirst-new-name-refocused-mission-of-the-coalition-for-a-drug-free-cincinnati The Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati has been an integral part of substance abuse prevention in Greater Cincinnati since its founding in 1996.… Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:30:00 GMT /community/2015-02-06/preventionfirst-new-name-refocused-mission-of-the-coalition-for-a-drug-free-cincinnati /local-news/2015-01-14/new-branding-for-anti-addiction-coalition The Coalition for a Drug Free Greater Cincinnati has a new name. Prevention First isn't as much of a mouthful, according to executive director Mary… Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:54:47 GMT /local-news/2015-01-14/new-branding-for-anti-addiction-coalition Bill Rinehart