/tags/uc-department-of-emergency-medicine UC Department of Emergency Medicine en-US Copyright Thu, 02 Mar 2017 09:00:05 GMT /community/2017-03-02/the-challenges-facing-local-emergency-medical-services-and-how-they-are-saving-lives-daily Local emergency medical services (EMS) have been taxed by the continuing opioid crisis in our region. During one six-day period last summer in Cincinnati,… Thu, 02 Mar 2017 09:00:05 GMT /community/2017-03-02/the-challenges-facing-local-emergency-medical-services-and-how-they-are-saving-lives-daily /health/2016-12-14/helping-those-facing-heroin-opiod-addiction-the-focus-of-a-wcpo-special In just one week this summer, there were more than 175 heroin overdoses reported in the Cincinnati area. While that number has dropped significantly in… Wed, 14 Dec 2016 09:00:05 GMT /health/2016-12-14/helping-those-facing-heroin-opiod-addiction-the-focus-of-a-wcpo-special