Articles tagged as: opioid overdose
March 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 MoreOctober 5, 2016
Zoeller Announces Naloxone Funding, Calls For Permanent Solution
Previous grants for naloxone provided kits to law enforcement and first responders in 45 counties. Att. Gen. Greg Zoeller wants to provide the drug statewide.
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2016
Addiction Costs Indiana Billions Of Dollars, Studies Say
Researchers found that costs associated with tobacco use total $6.8 billion each year.
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2016
Indiana County Aid Focuses On Opioid Crisis
Two different grants for 28 Indiana counties will provide naloxone and outreach education to combat overdose deaths.
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.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2016
1 Dead, 14 Sickened In Indiana Heroin Overdoses
Jennings County Sheriff Gary Driver says Tuesday's overdoses sent deputies racing from home to home across the county to administer an anti-overdose drug to victims.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2016
Illicit Fentanyl Is Amplifying Indy's Overdose Epidemic
Heroin and fentanyl overdoses more than doubled between 2014 and 2015 in Indianapolis, and the use of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan is on a record pace this year.
Read MoreMarch 10, 2016
Overdose Intervention Drug Measure Advances To Governor
The General Assembly approved a bill Wednesday that aims to give more people access to the overdose intervention drug naloxone and protect them when they use it.
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