Tag: opioid crisis

The opioid epidemic continues to cast a long shadow over Portsmouth—two overdose-related calls in under an hour underscore just how ...

Scioto County Commissioners Bryan Davis and Scottie Powell say the county is heading into another tight budget year, and they’re ...

It took teamwork, fast action, and multiple doses of Narcan, but thanks to the quick response of local deputies, a ...

Over the past two decades, Scioto County has witnessed dramatic shifts in its crime landscape. From the county seat of ...

A chaotic scene unfolded outside a local drug treatment facility when a man under the influence and experiencing a mental ...

Passed Out in the Wendy’s Drive-Thru… Then Overdosed in the Pizza Hut Bathroom  If you needed more proof that Scioto ...

Ohio is sending reinforcements to one of the state’s hardest-hit areas in the opioid epidemic. Governor Mike DeWine announced that ...

Despite the shutdown of pill mills and years of crackdowns, Portsmouth remains in the deadly grip of Ohio’s drug crisis. ...

A woman found unresponsive and cold to the touch on a Portsmouth sidewalk is alive today thanks to the quick ...

This past weekend in Portsmouth, substance abuse and its ripple effects played out in real time, calling police officers, EMS ...