In 2017, Ohio had the second highest rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioids in the U.S.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the recipients of $2 million in grant money to combat the growing drug problem throughout the state.

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Cincinnati shows that prescriptions of the overdose-fighting medicine naloxone increased by 2,328% over the past five years.

19 News met with a group of area teachers who couldn't believe some of the ways students are stashing vapes in school.

First responders on the frontline of the opioid epidemic now have more resources to get people the help they need. $1.3 million is headed to 30 law enforcement agencies across Ohio to fight opioids.

Fentanyl is something first responders can run into any day and they're seeing it more often. We've seen a few cases lately of first responders in Northeast Ohio coming into contact with fentanyl and getting sick or even overdosing.

More than a dozen new billboards in Cleveland are catching the attention of drivers.

Settlement talks broke down last week.

The tentative deal, details of which were to be announced later Monday, settles claims by state and local governments against distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKessen and the manufacturer Teva.

Six drug companies will be held responsible for the worst drug crisis in U.S. history that’s claimed over 400,000 lives.

Do you support providing fentanyl testing strip to drug users?

Decision comes after more than a dozen deaths believed to be linked to drugs laced with fentanyl.

Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson issued a public health alert after eight people died of suspected overdoses in Cuyahoga County over the Memorial Day Weekend.

Six Akron man were sentenced to federal prison for selling over 200 pounds of methamphetamine in Northeast Ohio.

Using the latest Centers for Disease Control (CDC) numbers, the addiction resource website Heroin.net, has complied every state’s mortality rate when it comes to the drug fentanyl.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of 46 people die every day from overdoses involving prescription opioids.

New York man arrested with 85 grams of meth on I-90 in Ashtabula County.

A Trumbull County jury found a Warren man guilty of providing heroin to a woman that resulted in her death by overdose.

A toxicology report recently identified that pills found in Northeast Ohio were actually laced with the potentially lethal drug fentanyl.

The powerful painkiller Oxycontin will no longer be prescribed to injured workers in the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation system.

Akron’s Hospital system Summa Health is working to stop the opioid epidemic by ending the use of opiates from pre-surgery, post-surgery. and pain management treatments.

11-month-old Summit County baby has been placed in the care of child services, after his mom overdosed with him in the car.

Solon woman will face involuntary manslaughter and corrupting another with drugs for 2017 death

Officers from the Wickliffe Police Department, with assistance from Willoughby police, and narcotics agents and the SWAT team from Lake County, shut down a home-based meth lab.

Canon man arrested with guns, drugs and cash.

A Denver man was arrested following a traffic stop in Summit County where troopers seized marijuana, hash, and hash oil.

All students are in stable condition.

In 2016, the county had 666 drug overdose deaths which means from 2016 to 2017 there was a 9 percent increase.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and other Department of Justice officials are expected in Cleveland Wednesday to discuss the country's deadly opioid crisis.

University Hospitals will open a treatment center for pregnant women addicted to opioids this fall in midtown Cleveland at the Rainbow Center for Women and Children.

Free Naloxone kits are available for anyone seeking overdose reversal and prevention education.

Opioid addiction has quadrupled over the last 15 years in pregnant women.

In 37 days legislation legalizing medical marijuana goes into effect in Ohio and many patients are trying to get approval ahead of time so they're ready when dispensaries finally open.

Millions of Americans abuse controlled prescription drugs. A  2015 government survey found that a majority of the abused prescriptions were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said medications that are expired or no longer needed should be disposed of as quickly as possible to help reduce the chance that others accidentally take or intentionally misuse the unneeded medicine. The ...

Mark Wisniewski was sentenced to eight years in prison for the drug related death of 22-year old Jodie Gunnoe.

A group of people who have been directly impacted by the opioid epidemic are rallied in front of downtown Cleveland's courthouse to demand more money from opioid manufacturers to prevent further drug abuse tragedies.

Overall Professor Curtis is astounded he and his students are able to make a difference in this growing epidemic.

An old, vacant nursing home in Amherst may soon become one of the state's leading opioid recovery facilities.

A national nonprofit dedicated to helping those battling opioid addiction and their families has unveiled a new resource--a website they're calling ARC. It's short for Addiction Resource Center. The site, which was developed by the Addiction Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., went live last week.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Columbiana County Drug Task Force in East Liverpool announce details of a 756-count indictment filed Tuesday against 100 people in connection with a large-scale fentanyl, carfentanil, heroin, and cocaine trafficking ring.

Cuyahoga county filed a lawsuit against multiple drug companies Friday, alleging the companies misled consumers, and need to reimburse the county for money spent combating the opioid epidemic.

A 6-month-old baby boy is recovering Monday after overdosing on an opioid. The infant is expected to be OK, according to Akron Police.

The Madison Fire District treated six heroin overdoses in one week, which inspired dozens from across the community to have a meeting to discuss the heroin epidemic.