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The new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the opioid epidemic is far from over, and public health officials say fentanyl —a synthetic opioid that is much more deadly than other opioids — is largely to blame.

WYSO’s Recovery Stories series brings you intimate conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid epidemic.In this story, we meet Susan Fitzpatrick and…

WYSO's Recovery Stories series brings you intimate conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid crisis. This episode introduces us to two women whose…

WYSO’s Recovery Stories series brings you conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid crisis. Today, we hear a conversation between Dustin Aubry and…

WYSO’s Recovery Stories series brings you conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid crisis. Today, we meet Urbana 31-year-old Sarah Clay.In 2007,…

WYSO’s Recovery Stories series brings you conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid epidemic. In this story, we meet Trotwood-native Andre Lewis and…

Montgomery County health officials say the number of drug overdoses is rising.Montgomery is among seven counties across Ohio that are seeing a spike in…

Accidental drug overdose deaths have decreased in Montgomery County over the past few months, according to a new report from the Community Overdose Action…

Beginning this week, Ohio, doctors, dentists and nurses will be required to follow new rules for prescribing opioid medications.The rules include limits…

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with officials from Clark County and the city of Springfield, Tuesday unveiled a new Bureau of Criminal…

The number of opioid overdose victims treated at Greene County emergency rooms nearly doubled over one 24-hour period this week. County officials say they…

A new report ranks Montgomery County near the bottom of the list of Ohio counties when it comes to public health. County officials say the dramatic…