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Ohio Supreme Court upholds state smoking ban

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s statewide smok­ing ban is con­sti­tu­tional, the state Supreme Court ruled unan­i­mously on Wednesday.

Ohio heroin abuse worse, first-time users younger

COLUMBUS — A new state report finds that heroin is so preva­lent in Ohio it is “falling out of the sky” with many users switch­ing from more expen­sive pre­scrip­tion painkillers.

Educate yourself and your children about marijuana risks

There are many rea­sons why teens choose to use mar­i­juana. Some may see fam­ily mem­bers or friends using mar­i­juana; oth­ers may feel pres­sured or are curi­ous about the drug. Some younger chil­dren may become curi­ous about mar­i­juana when they see “Pot­head Lol­lipops” and “Pot­head Ring Pots” in con­ve­nience stores or online.

Ohio confirms 2 human cases of West Nile virus

COLUMBUS — The state has con­firmed this year’s first two human cases of West Nile virus in Ohio, amid a sharp increase in mos­qui­toes found car­ry­ing West Nile. The Ohio Depart­ment of Health said Tues­day that a 19-year-old woman has been hos­pi­tal­ized in Cuya­hoga County with menin­gi­tis related to the poten­tially dan­ger­ous virus. Offi­cials also said a 14-year-old boy in north­west Ohio’s Put­nam County has been con­firmed with a West Nile fever.

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