08/16/2019

OPPA signs on to support Governor DeWine's plan to reduce the likelihood of another tragic loss of Ohioans

The OPPA, along with other members of the Coalition for Healthy Communities sends letter to Senate President Obhof and Speaker Householder urging them upon returning to session in September, to make Governor DeWine's proposal to reduce the likelihood of another tragic loss of Ohioans its first order of business. Read More

08/16/2019

OPPA convinces committee to drop their support for approving marijuana to treat autism and anxiety

OPPA expressed its opposition to the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Committee in writing and during expert testimony provided by OPPA Secretary, Tina Weston, MD. The decision to add autism and anxiety to the list of 21 medical conditions for treatment with medical marijuana has gone on for almost a year, when the committee voted last fall to recommend the SMBO approve marijuana to treat these two conditions. Read More

08/16/2019

Mass Violence in America: Causes, Impact and Solutions

National Council for Behavioral Health

“What’s happening in our society is not a mental illness, it’s a social illness. Hate and anger are not mental illnesses.” – Dr. Joe Parks, Medical Director of the National Council and Co-Chair of the Medical Director Institute on the findings of a comprehensive report released last week, Mass Violence in America: Causes, Impacts and Solutions. The report examines the reasons, contributing factors and actionable solutions surrounding mass violence through the lens of behavioral health. Read More

08/14/2019

Study: Ohioans lost 500,000 years of life due to gun deaths in last decade

A new Ohio study found that nearly 500,000 years of life have been lost over the past decade from firearm fatalities (Source: “Half-A-Million Years of Ohioans’ Life Expectancy Lost to Gun Deaths,” The Columbus Dispatch, August 9, 2019). Read More

08/14/2019

Beware of scam targeting prescribers licensed in Ohio

OPPA members should be on alert for a scam that has been targeting Ohio healthcare licensees. Scammers have been calling prescribers and pharmacists saying they are being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and their DEA registration will be revoked or they will be arrested if they do not agree to pay a fine immediately via phone or fax. Read More