Senator Rob Portman hosts round table in Dayton on opioid crisis

DAYTON — Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman was in Dayton Friday afternoon to talk about the opioid crisis.

Portman led a round table discussion at the OneFifteen Alchohol and Drug Rehab Center.

The focus was on figuring out a way congress can further help in the fight against opioid addiction.

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“People didn’t have access to what we talked about today, which is the recovery coaches, the peer support, the treatment programs, and that is something I plan to deal with legislation to say, ‘even if you can’t come in because of covid, you should be able to do telehealth,’” Portman said.

Community members from around the Dayton area sat at the table including Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck, Commissioner Judy Dodge and Dayton Chief of Police Kamran Afzal.

OneFifteen recently received nearly $1.1 million in Coronavirus Relief Funding from the CARES Act to help those experiencing substance abuse.

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