Attorney General Mike DeWine’s new Heroin Unit provides Ohio communities with law enforcement, legal, and outreach assistance to combat the state’s escalating opiate problem.
Ohio’s opiate problem has many dimensions, and solving it will require many components: law enforcement, courts, treatment options, education, community services, support networks, and more.
The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy will offer law enforcement a new course — The Heroin Epidemic: Recognition and Investigation — in February and March.
Bev Flowers: Her recovery was worth fighting for “Recovery is always possible.” Those are the words of Bev Flowers, who knows the road back from opiate addiction.
Jennifer Biddinger joined the Attorney General’s Office in late 2011 to support Ohioans determined to fight drugs in their communities. Demand for the assistance continues to grow, leading to plans to expand outreach capabilities.