Articles tagged as: addiction
July 27, 2016
Drug Task Force Meets In Indy
The task force discussed a rise in children's mental health cases and pharmacy robberies.
Read MoreJune 15, 2016
President's Budget Includes $19M To Address Indiana's Drug Epidemic
Indiana would receive the 16th highest amount of federal funding under the president's proposal.
Read MoreJune 6, 2016
Drug Abuse Blamed For Large Increase In Kids Removed By DCS
The number of children removed from their homes jumped 61 percent from 2012 to 2016, according to the Indiana Department of Child Services.
Read MoreJune 1, 2016
UIndy Program Uses Theater As Therapy
A University of Indianapolis researcher is using the power of the stage to help people recovering from addiction.
Read MoreMay 17, 2016
Allen County Becomes Eighth To Approve Needle Exchange
The Allen County Board of Commissioners approved a needle exchange program to curb the spread of hepatitis C and HIV with a 2-1 vote.
Read MoreMay 16, 2016
Criminal Code Study Provides Lessons For Indiana
The IUPUI study looked at crime rates in the three years after California passed criminal code reforms similar to those in Indiana.
Read MoreMay 10, 2016
Richmond Hospital Sees Increase In Opioid-Addicted Newborns
Hospital representatives say 23 babies were born with an opioid addiction through the first four months of this year.
Read MoreMay 10, 2016
The Link Between Drug Use And Acute Hepatitis
Acute cases of hepatitis C are increasing in Indiana, and public health officials are pointing to injection drug use as the biggest reason.
Read MoreMay 9, 2016
Hep C Increases In Indiana, Deaths Lag Behind US Average
State health department officials say reasons for that increase could include more testing, an increase in test accuracy and a rise in injection drug use.
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