/tags/opiate-epidemic opiate epidemic en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:21:54 GMT /local-news/2021-08-18/cincinnati-leaders-split-on-whether-to-join-ohio-in-settling-opioid-lawsuit Cincinnati will officially participate in a $26 billion national settlement with major opioid distributors, despite a recommendation from the city's lawyers that Cincinnati continue its lawsuit. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:21:54 GMT /local-news/2021-08-18/cincinnati-leaders-split-on-whether-to-join-ohio-in-settling-opioid-lawsuit /ohio-news/2018-05-11/ohioans-have-solutions-to-the-addiction-crisis-is-anyone-listening Give Ohioans time to listen to one another and they are capable of developing a plan to turn around the addiction crisis. So why isn’t it happening?... Fri, 11 May 2018 18:59:52 GMT /ohio-news/2018-05-11/ohioans-have-solutions-to-the-addiction-crisis-is-anyone-listening Doug Oplinger /education/2017-11-07/how-local-colleges-are-helping-fight-heroin This Friday, November 10, Northern Kentucky University will host the inaugural conference of the Ohio River Valley Addiction Research Consortium (ORVARC).… Tue, 07 Nov 2017 09:00:05 GMT /education/2017-11-07/how-local-colleges-are-helping-fight-heroin /education/2017-08-04/a-new-documentary-going-into-schools-to-help-stem-the-opioid-epidemic Local organization Impact Changes Society is teaming with documentarian Jerry Buck to get his latest film, The War We Ignore, about the growing opioid… Fri, 04 Aug 2017 09:00:05 GMT /education/2017-08-04/a-new-documentary-going-into-schools-to-help-stem-the-opioid-epidemic Stuart Holman /community/2016-04-14/journalist-sam-quinones-discusses-the-nations-opiate-epidemic-prior-to-his-visit-to-nku Named one of the best books of 2015, Dreamland: The True Tale of America?'s Opiate Epidemic by journalist Sam Quinones, provides a detailed look at the… Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:30:05 GMT /community/2016-04-14/journalist-sam-quinones-discusses-the-nations-opiate-epidemic-prior-to-his-visit-to-nku /community/2016-04-14/discussing-our-areas-heroin-crisis-with-experts-from-nku-in-advance-of-2-upcoming-community-events The heroin epidemic is taking a terrible toll on families and straining health providers, social service agencies and the legal system, nationally and… Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:30:00 GMT /community/2016-04-14/discussing-our-areas-heroin-crisis-with-experts-from-nku-in-advance-of-2-upcoming-community-events