An Akron man got a $18 million judgement against the cartel that supplied fentanyl that killed his son. Now he wants the drug declared a weapon of mass destruction.
A judge in Summit County has ordered a Chinese-based organized crime group to pay an Akron family $18 million in damages for the 2015 overdose death of their son.
Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) hosted a community roundtable in Clermont County this week on the dangers of illicit fentanyl with families, advocates, law enforcement, and community members who have seen its devastating effects on the region firsthand.
The day state health officials announced a record number of deaths due to opioid-related overdoses last month, a coalition held an event at the Statehouse to promote legislation to create