A vigil for an unhoused community member who recently died in Newark served as a call to not look away.

Brock Lewis, a 34-year-old, lifelong Newark resident with unforgettable blue eyes, represents a population often overlooked – or looked at with disdain – by society. He was among three unhoused people...

In the wake of the overdose catastrophe, more Americans should be aware that addiction is not a moral failing, and that the overdose crisis was generated by policy failures.

In the wake of the overdose catastrophe, more Americans should be aware that addiction is not a moral failing, and that the overdose crisis was generated by policy failures.

Times of uncertainty and fear can foster societies of care.

Federal agents went to a Rochester man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal threat. He was on vacation but another agent found his hotel hundreds of miles away.

A new poll shows that these Americans are worried that AI will eliminate their jobs—and they want the government to do something about it.

Stacy Schwab had submitted a victim impact statement weeks earlier, but she wasn’t prepared to speak when she entered the courtroom with others who testified about the harms done by Purdue Pharma.

At one point, a woman thanked the judge for letting her speak. The judge replied, ‘It’s the least I could do.’ And the woman replied, ‘You’re right. It is the least you could do.’

At one point, a woman thanked the judge for letting her speak. The judge replied, ‘It’s the least I could do.’ And the woman replied, ‘You’re right. It is the least you could do.’

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reportedly told recipients of overdose prevention funding that they may no longer be allowed to promote the message that has become one of...

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reportedly told recipients of overdose prevention funding that they may no longer be allowed to promote the message that has become one of...

For more than a year, Gov. Mike DeWine has teased an announcement related to capital punishment in the state. With his term winding down, advocates fear the time for action is beginning to run short.

Fewer people are dying from overdose, but the policies and the social determinants of health did not vanish.

Fewer people are dying from overdose, but the policies and the social determinants of health did not vanish.

What Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx did was a legit shot across the bow and a reminder that there are ways to save lives other than arresting people or blowing up boats.

Since early September, the Trump administration has ordered nine attacks in international waters, killing at least 37 people on boats that authorities claim without evidence are carrying drugs to be t...

Since early September, the Trump administration has ordered nine attacks in international waters, killing at least 37 people on boats that authorities claim without evidence are carrying drugs to be t...

Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like. 

The catalog of harm keeps growing, with new pages added every day. But we are not afraid.

The catalog of harm keeps growing, with new pages added every day. But we are not afraid.

Officials have struggled to detail the exact reasons for the A&M professor’s termination, citing a technical issue with her course description. Faculty say the move was politically motivated.

The story of the overdose crisis is also a story about health care and what happens when people have limited or no access to it.

The story of the overdose crisis is also a story about health care and what happens when people have limited or no access to it.

‘We know that prohibition itself is what's causing the crisis.’

‘We know that prohibition itself is what's causing the crisis.’

Machteld Busz said the ‘tough on crime’ narrative works on voters in the Netherlands, too, despite the country’s long embrace of harm reduction practices.

Garth Mullins' new memoir, ‘Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs,’ avoids the toxic self-made-man myth and embraces the power of community. There are strong lessons in it for this socia...

Garth Mullins' new memoir, ‘Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs,’ avoids the toxic self-made-man myth and embraces the power of community. There are strong lessons in it for this socia...

Garth Mullins' new memoir, ‘Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs,’ avoids the toxic self-made-man myth and embraces the power of community. There are strong lessons in it for this socia...

Nothing is more cynical than using the passing of people who have died from an overdose as an excuse to launch trade wars while at the same time gutting agencies that support people who use drugs or w...

Nothing is more cynical than using the passing of people who have died from an overdose as an excuse to launch trade wars while at the same time gutting agencies that support people who use drugs or w...

U.S. has seen a significant drop in overdoses in recent years – but advocates say that could change if feds reduce financial support.

U.S. has seen a significant drop in overdoses in recent years – but advocates say that could change if feds reduce financial support.

A national day of protest in the 50 capitals of the 50 states – including in Columbus – spilled into cities and towns across the country, including in central Ohio. […]

Overcoming addiction is not always just about finding a community, but the environment certainly can play a crucial role.

Overcoming addiction is not always just about finding a community, but the environment certainly can play a crucial role.

A pause on federal funding could prevent Licking County agencies from distributing emergency aid to people in need. Money distributed through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) – a […]

A pause on federal funding could prevent Licking County agencies from distributing emergency aid to people in need. Money distributed through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) – a […]

Headed by the Trump administration, a reinvigorated drug war will certainly lead to more people in prisons, more militarized law enforcement in the U.S., and more military interventions abroad, but it...

Headed by the Trump administration, a reinvigorated drug war will certainly lead to more people in prisons, more militarized law enforcement in the U.S., and more military interventions abroad, but it...

McDaniel’s decision to register as an organ donor helped save three lives in the aftermath of his overdose death. Osborne hopes his story can help save many more.

McDaniel’s decision to register as an organ donor helped save three lives in the aftermath of his overdose death. Osborne hopes his story can help save many more.

A non-opioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals could become a blockbuster, but questions remain on whether it will prove safe and effective for chronic pain.

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While early signs suggest that things will get worse under the incoming administration, our columnist writes that mutual aid networks and community building are a needed counterweight in seemingly hop...

While early signs suggest that things will get worse under the incoming administration, our columnist writes that mutual aid networks and community building are a needed counterweight in seemingly hop...