HOPE drug court helps those struggling with addiction in Portage County
As the opioid epidemic continues to take lives in Portage County amid the COVID-19 pandemic, drug courts such as the
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Portage County overdose death tolls rise, fentanyl a leading cause
5,083 Ohio residents died of accidental drug overdoses in 2021. This number breaks the previous record of 5,017 deaths in
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A face to the opioid epidemic
When I was first introduced to John Hallisy, 25, he seemed like any other college-aged, 20-something. What I didn’t know
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The Road to Recovery
By Andrew Bugel, Tyler Trill Life is good for Jessika Easterling these day. The 35-year-old Ravenna resident is a mother
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Epidemics past and present: Will decriminalization help?
As heroin-related deaths reach record levels, would drug decriminalization help or hinder the fight against the heroin epidemic? In what
Read MoreNew Sales Tax to Fix Portage County Jail Overcrowding Issue
By Ashlyne Wilson and Alexis Oswald *Audio Story done by Alexis Oswald* Over the last two years, the Portage
Read MorePortage County drug users hooked on heroin
Portage County Sheriff David Doak described heroin in one word: deadly. A rising concern among law enforcement in Portage County,
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