Articles tagged as: heroin
January 10, 2018
How Heroin Traps Women In A Cycle of Sex Work And Addiction
The link between heroin and sex work is not new, but it's gotten worse over the past decade.
Read MoreJune 5, 2017
Indiana Law Enforcement See Rise Of Laced Heroin
The drug is being increasingly laced with substances that can cause physical reactions or overdoses through incidental contact.
Read MoreApril 24, 2017
Indiana Gets Nearly $11M To Combat Heroin, Opioid Abuse
The state's funding from the Health and Human Services is among $485 million the agency recently awarded to all 50 states and several U.S. territories.
Read MoreApril 20, 2017
Three Die In Heroin-Suspected Overdoses In Vigo County
Some officers are now carrying up to three doses of naloxone.
Read MoreApril 5, 2017
House Votes To Crack Down On Heroin Dealers, Pharmacy Robbers
Critics argue the legislature is "backsliding" to previous, failed attempts to address the drug epidemic.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2017
Study: As Opioid Prescriptions in Marion County Fell, Deaths Involving Heroin and Fentanyl Rose
The study also shows that Indiana's reports don't reflect the actual number of overdose deaths in which opioid drugs are present.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2017
Indiana Overdose Deaths Parallel Depressing National Trend
The CDC reports that the national drug-related death rate has increased more than two and a half times since 1999.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2017
Indy Training "Lay Responders" To Administer Narcan
Last year alone, Narcan saved more than 2,000 opioid users in Indianapolis from overdoses.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2016
Deadly Opioid Overwhelms First Responders And Crime Labs in Ohio
Heroin isn't new in Cincinnati, but the recent surge in overdoses is being blamed on an even more potent drug called carfentanil. It's 100 times stronger than fentanyl, a more common synthetic opioid that is itself much stronger than heroin. Carfentanil is used to sedate elephants. It can be dangerous to even touch it without gloves.
Read MoreAugust 31, 2016
State Health Dept. To Give Naloxone To 20 Counties
Community members will be able to go to the local health department to get training on how to administer naloxone and receive a free dose.
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