Articles tagged as: opioid overdose
April 24, 2018
The Surgeon General Wants Us All To Carry Narcan, But It Can Be Hard To Get
Earlier this month, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory. More Americans he said, should know how to use naloxone.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2018
Opioid Overdoses May Be Seriously Undercounted
Standards for how to investigate and report on overdoses vary widely across states and counties and as a result, opioid overdose deaths are not always captured in the reported data.
Read MoreMarch 7, 2018
Indiana Legislature Passes Bill To Standardize Overdose Reporting
A recent study estimates that in 2014 there were more than twice as many opioid-related deaths in Indiana than the state counted.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2018
Tippecanoe Co. Forms Team To Research Overdose Deaths
The team would report to the state health department who is dying from drug overdoses, circumstances surrounding each death and any commonalities between cases.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2018
Community Buy-In, Naloxone Credited With Helping County Buck Fatal Trend
Overdose deaths in southern Indiana's Clark County dropped from 90 to 60 between 2016 and 2017, a 33 percent decrease, according to preliminary data.
Read MoreDecember 18, 2017
Montgomery County Starting Morgue To Handle Overdose Deaths
The County Council has approved buying a cooler that can hold up to eight corpses.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2017
Should Law Enforcement Force Opioid Suvivors Into Treatment?
In Indiana, experts admit the bar for involuntary treatment - committing someone to medical care without their consent - is high.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2017
Wayne County Opioid Deaths Pass 2016 Figure
The county recently saw its 49th confirmed opioid-related death for 2017. There were 44 opioid-related deaths in 2016 and 42 in 2015.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2017
When An Overdose Becomes A Gateway To Recovery
At one hospital in Indianapolis, doctors started to try to intervene and connect overdose patients with treatment instead of simply discharging them.
Read MoreApril 20, 2017
Three Die In Heroin-Suspected Overdoses In Vigo County
Some officers are now carrying up to three doses of naloxone.
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