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Senator urges statewide, evidence-based K–12 drug-prevention curriculum in sponsor testimony for SB 7
Summary
Senator Johnson told the House Education Committee that Substitute Senate Bill 7 would require developmentally appropriate, evidence-based K–12 instruction on substance misuse and that state agencies would compile approved materials; he cited state overdose data and said the bill aims to coordinate fragmented prevention efforts.
Senator Johnson, appearing for sponsor testimony on Substitute Senate Bill 7, told the House Education Committee the state needs a coordinated, evidence-based approach to K–12 substance-use prevention and described SB 7 as a framework requiring annual, developmentally appropriate instruction and a state-managed list of approved curricula.
In testimony, Johnson summarized the scale of the problem and cited state data: "According to the most complete data available from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, between the years 2014 and 02/2023, 41835 Ohioans died from an…
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