by Dr. Ted Bowlus, Wood County, Ohio Commissioner | Apr 12, 2019 | Ohio Opioid Epidemic
Photo credit Sentinel-Tribune Representatives from the county, the community and BGSU came together at First United Methodist Church in Bowling Green to discuss ways to address the urgent problem of addiction. This forum was an important part of the dialogue but there...
by Dr. Ted Bowlus, Wood County, Ohio Commissioner | Feb 25, 2019 | Ohio Opioid Epidemic
Photo by J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune An article was published by Debbie Rogers, Sentinel-Tribune Editor on February 7th about the Ohio Opioid Crisis and how to combat it through educational endeavors. The article contains quotes by Commissioner Bowlus as well as...
by Dr. Ted Bowlus, Wood County, Ohio Commissioner | Feb 26, 2018 | News, Ohio Opioid Epidemic
Unfortunately, Ohio has the distinction of having one of the nation’s highest rates of opiate deaths, with 4,139 dying of overdoses in 2016–an average of 11.3 people a day. Wood County has not been immune to the Ohio Opioid Epidemic. In 2016 there were at least 16...