For 24 HR help in a crisis call:
Crisis lines:
330-678-HELP (4357) or
330-296-3555
Addiction Helpline: 330.678.3006
OVERDOSE ALERT: Fentanyl, the leading cause of drug overdose deaths in Portage County, is in powdered and crack cocaine, meth and heroin. Any Drug May Contain Fentanyl. If you use drugs, never use alone and carry naloxone/narcan. For information and connection to local resources, call the Portage County 24-hour Addiction Helpline at 330-678-3006.
The Portage Substance Abuse Community Coalition
Local community leaders have come together to form the Portage Substance Abuse Community Coalition. This group of organizations and individuals are dedicated to preventing and treating substance use disorders as well as advocating for funds and policies to address addiction.
The group meets at 1pm on the second Thursday at the Kent Free Library and virtually on the following dates in 2022:
January 13, March 10, May 12, July 14, September 8, November 10
2019 Portage Substance Abuse Conference
2018 Portage Substance Abuse Conference
2017 Portage County Opiate Conference
Residential Treatment Facilities
Horizon House is a residential facility in Ravenna caring for women who are in recovery from addictions. Operated by Townhall II, an agency funded by the Mental Health & Recovery Board.
Contact Townhall II 330.678.3006
Root House is a residential facility in Ravenna caring for men who are in recovery from addictions. Operated by Family and Community Serivices an agency receiving funds from the Mental Health & Recovery Board.
Contact Family & Community Services at 330.677.4124
Recovery Housing
Portage Area Recovery Center (PARC) and On Track to Recovery houses are located in Kent and operated by Family & Community Services. Contact them at 330.677.4124.
2016 Portage County Opiate Conference with
the Ohio Attorney General’s Office
Speakers included:
Alisha Nelson & Veronica Scherbauer, Ohio Attorney General’s Office: Video
The opiate epidemic and human traffiking in Ohio and strategies communities can employ.
Kelly: Recovery Story: Video
Dr. Welsh, Coleman Professional Services: Video
The opiate epidemic and his experience prescribing suboxone
Panel Discussion: Video
Portage County community leaders discuss the drug epidemic -Sheriff David Doak, Dr. Brian Welsh, Eugene Muldowney (Prosecutor’s Office), Judge Rebecca Doherty, Judge Barbara Oswick, and Dr. Dean DePerro
Portage County Health Commissioner Joseph Diorio: Video
The county’s health needs assessment and health improvement plan.
All videos from the conference can be viewed on our YouTube Channel