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Funding to fight opiate issue locally
Staff Report
OHIO VALLEY Gallia-Jackson-Meigs ADAMH Board Executive Director Robin Harris recently released the following statement regarding funding received by the board as part of the state’s opiate response funding.
“The Gallia-Jackson-Meigs ADAMH Board is pleased to have secured just over $1.3 million in State Opiate Response 2.0 funds to further refine our system of care. It is a well-known fact that individuals, families and communities in Gallia, Jackson and Meigs counties have been significantly impacted by the ravages of substance use disorders. The programs we will fund through this grant will expand an array of services that could not be offered otherwise. We will contract with three local agencies for the following services.”
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Staff illustration / R. Michael Semple
This is a sampling of obituaries from the Dec. 13 newspaper. Not all of the deaths were caused by COVID-19, but some medical experts say people are dying of other health issues because they are delaying treatment over virus concerns. Local mental health professionals say the pandemic has led to an increase in overdoses because people are more isolated and no one is around to administer Narcan.
To put COVID-19 into perspective, the number of Mahoning Valley residents who have died so far this year from the virus is about the same as the number dying each year here from stroke and diabetes combined.
Staff illustration / R. Mike Semple
This is a sampling of obituaries from the Dec. 13 newspaper. Not all of the deaths were caused by COVID-19, but some medical experts say people are dying of other health issues because they are delaying treatment over virus concerns. Local mental health professionals say the pandemic has led to an increase in overdoses because people are more isolated and no one is around to administer Narcan.
To put COVID-19 into perspective, the number of Mahoning Valley residents who have died so far this year from the virus is about the same as the number dying each year here from stroke and diabetes combined.