Tag: opioid

PAULDING COUNTY OFFICIALS ATTEND FEDERAL OPIOID WORKSHOP FOR RURAL SHERIFFS & JUDGES

Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers, Paulding County Probate/Juvenile Judge Michael A. Wehrkamp, and Ashley Tope, a social worker at Westwood Behavioral Health, Inc., recently represented Paulding County at an opioid workshop sponsored by the federal government. The three-day event hosted by the Supreme Court of Ohio in Columbus facilitated collaboration among rural judges and…

Latta Votes for Package of Legislation Addressing Opioid Crisis

  Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in passing legislation aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic. The bill, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Conference Report, is a result of negotiations between the House and Senate to iron out differences between legislation each body previously passed to address the crisis. “We cannot wait…