/tags/addiction addiction en-US Copyright Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:14:06 GMT /health/2023-01-09/hospitals-look-to-storytelling-to-reduce-stigma-toward-people-with-addiction Most health care professionals hold negative attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders, according to a 2013 systematic review of more than two dozen studies. One Indiana researcher wants to see if theatrical portrayals of life with addiction can help reduce such stigmas. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:14:06 GMT /health/2023-01-09/hospitals-look-to-storytelling-to-reduce-stigma-toward-people-with-addiction Darian Benson /health/2022-06-09/supervised-drug-consumption-sites-hamilton-county The controversial harm reduction method allows for the safe use of drugs under the careful watch of medical professionals, peers or both. A lack of funding and political will are at play. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:08:11 GMT /health/2022-06-09/supervised-drug-consumption-sites-hamilton-county Jolene Almendarez /media/2022-06-01/wcpo-first-step-home-programs-june-2-addiction-treatment-tvkiese Half-hour TV show profiles several mothers seeking substance abuse treatment at Walnut Hills facility. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:00:00 GMT /media/2022-06-01/wcpo-first-step-home-programs-june-2-addiction-treatment-tvkiese John Kiesewetter /health/2022-04-11/new-program-divert-talbert-house-after-overdose-instead-of-emergency-room The Alternative Transport Program offers people experiencing an overdose to receive targeted addiction treatment instead of racking up medical bills. It also saves the Cincinnati Fire Department money. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:02:51 GMT /health/2022-04-11/new-program-divert-talbert-house-after-overdose-instead-of-emergency-room Jolene Almendarez /community/2022-04-04/advocates-say-family-drug-courts-could-save-kentucky-children-but-state-support-is-limited Despite their undisputed effectiveness in protecting children — and even though Kentucky has some of the highest rates of child maltreatment and opioid abuse in the nation — family recovery courts are still not widely available throughout the state. Kentucky previously funded several family drug courts, but they were eliminated in 2010 due to budget cuts. Now, over a decade later, the state legislature has decided to restore some of this funding — but only in Jefferson County. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:56:22 GMT /community/2022-04-04/advocates-say-family-drug-courts-could-save-kentucky-children-but-state-support-is-limited Jasmine Demers /health/2022-03-25/addiction-services-decrease-overdose-deaths-hamilton-county-in-2021 A mass of addiction services helped decrease overdose deaths in Hamilton County to about 454 last year. That's the lowest rate since 2017, when the county saw a peak of 570 overdose deaths. A new influx of cash from a recent national opiate settlement will boost those services. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:30:00 GMT /health/2022-03-25/addiction-services-decrease-overdose-deaths-hamilton-county-in-2021 Jolene Almendarez /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-03-16/ohio-severe-shortage-behavioral-health-workers Ohio organizations that provide mental health and addiction care are finding it harder to recruit and retain workers, even as demand for their services increases due to the opioid crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-03-16/ohio-severe-shortage-behavioral-health-workers /health/2021-11-10/ohio-beat-the-stigma-addiction-mental-illness-campaign "Stigma can be devastating to those who are living with these diseases," Gov. Mike DeWine said. "Not only adding to the hardships of addiction and mental illness, but also preventing them from seeking the help they need to get well." Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:51:30 GMT /health/2021-11-10/ohio-beat-the-stigma-addiction-mental-illness-campaign Cory Sharber /local-news/2021-10-07/overdose-deaths-black-men-rise-ohio East Walnut Hills had the highest overdose death rate for Black residents in the entire state of Ohio. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:56:18 GMT /local-news/2021-10-07/overdose-deaths-black-men-rise-ohio Cory Sharber /health/2021-09-21/new-effort-in-kentucky-aims-to-help-workers-get-substance-abuse-treatment-remain-employed Normally, if an employee tests positive for drugs, they’d be immediately fired. Instead, businesses participating in the Kentucky Transformational Employment Program will work to get employees struggling with addiction issues into a treatment program, with the goal of having that employee eventually return to the workplace. Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:13:40 GMT /health/2021-09-21/new-effort-in-kentucky-aims-to-help-workers-get-substance-abuse-treatment-remain-employed Kevin Willis