The mission of the Ohio HIDTA is to reduce drug availability by creating intelligence-driven task forces aimed at eliminating or reducing drug trafficking and its harmful consequences through enhancing and helping to coordinate drug trafficking control efforts among Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. ~ Director Derek Siegle
Announcements
SELECTIVE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES are provided to support HIDTA initiatives and law enforcement agencies within the HIDTA. These training classes contribute directly toward accomplishing the mission of countering drug trafficking operations. Timely, relevant training, enhances the knowledge, skills and performance of all participating Ohio HIDTA LE and support personnel. The 2024 Training Schedule and Registration Forms are now available for download. CLICK HERE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD THE 2024 SCHEDULE AND FORMS |
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In 2014 Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office launched an initiative aimed at raising awareness about the heroin epidemic in Cuyahoga County, coordinating with television stations in Cleveland and elsewhere with the tagline “Let’s Face It”. In addition, a special Web site, LETSFACEHEROIN.COM, launched with information on the epidemic, personal stories from and tips for those touched by heroin. This site includes links to community resources.
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Ohio HIDTA in partnership with Rocky Mountain HIDTA is pleased to announce that the Online Drug Unit Commanders Orientation Training is now available. The program has been beta tested, and the final version is ready for dissemination. To access the training, a hyperlink is posted on the Rocky Mountain HIDTA website that directs your drug unit commanders to an application page for the training. |
The Dangers of Fentanyl - Public Safety Video
Submitted by Ohio.HIDTA on Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:09Opioid Dealers Embrace the Dark Web to Send Deadly Drugs by Mail
Submitted by Ohio.HIDTA on Fri, 06/16/2017 - 01:02
The dark web is providing cover for sales of synthetic opioids, associated with a rising tide of overdoses in the United States and beyond. The Postal Service is a key part of the delivery system. Credit Minh Uong/The New York Times
The Sinaloa Cartel Is Alive And Thriving Without El Chapo
Submitted by Ohio.HIDTA on Mon, 02/06/2017 - 22:58SOURCE CITED: VICE NEWS TONIGHT (YOUTUBE)
Dr. Wen and Chief Manger on Saving a Life from Overdose
Dr. Leana Wen and Chief Thomas Manger of Montgomery County, MD show how to administer naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversal drug, and discuss the importance of saving lives from overdose.
Did teen perception, use of marijuana change after recreational use legalized?
Submitted by Ohio.HIDTA on Tue, 12/27/2016 - 19:27SOURCE CITED: MEDICAL XPRESS
"Heroin: The Hardest Hit" 2016 Documentary on Heroin Addition and Prescription Pill Abuse
"Heroin: The Hardest Hit" covers heroin addiction and prescription pain pill abuse from many different angles. It's a very involved film put together by the VA State attorney's office to raise awareness about prescription pain pill abuse and heroin addiction. This films is a graphic and up close look at just how bad the heroin addiction problem has become.
How the ‘quietest’ drug epidemic has ravaged the U.S.
Submitted by Ohio.HIDTA on Thu, 11/10/2016 - 01:19SOURCE CITED: PBS
August 12, 2015 at 6:20 PM EDT
Board Meetings
- Quarterly | Location: Brooklyn Heights ISC.