Articles tagged as: substance use disorders
June 10, 2024
The Checkup: Most teenage overdose deaths happen at home. Here’s what parents need to know
Most adolescent overdose deaths happen in the home, often when family and friends are present.
Read MoreApril 29, 2024
How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year?
America's health care leaders have spent two decades searching for a way to keep costly, complicated patients from cycling in and out of the hospital dozens of times a year. What have they learned?
Read MoreMarch 13, 2024
School substance use prevention efforts are crucial. The question is how to do it
Most adults with substance use disorders start as teenagers, studies show. That's when school prevention efforts should step in but many fall short.
Read MoreOctober 11, 2023
Damien Center's new outpatient program addresses racial, LGBTQ+ disparities in substance use disorder treatment
Damien Center will use a new $2.5 million federal grant to create an intensive outpatient program to provide treatment for substance use disorders and people with coexisting substance and mental health disorders.
Read MoreNovember 28, 2022
We’re reporting on substance use in the Midwest – and we need your help
Side Effects Public Media will be hosting virtual listening sessions on substance use, addiction and recovery.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2022
Recovery experts worry about long-term effects of pandemic drinking
Studies reported a 50 percent spike in drinking initially, with levels remaining elevated throughout 2020. Addiction experts say it's still an issue that could have serious consequences down the road.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2021
Move To Stem Drugs At Marion County Jail
A new effort at the Marion County Jail aims to stop drugs from entering the facility via the mail.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2020
Indiana Connects Hoosiers With Peer Support For Substance Use, Mental Health Disorders
Indiana is getting more people with mental health and substance use disorders connected with peer supports trained professionals who have personal experience with those challenges.
Read MoreJune 17, 2020
Hope Academy Set to Open in New Location
Hope Academy, a high school for students in recovery from substance-use disorders, will be in a new location in July.
Read MoreMay 28, 2020
FSSA Chief: Mental Health Issues Up Amid Virus Outbreak
Indiana is experiencing more substance use disorders and other mental health issues amid the coronavirus outbreak, the state's human services chief said Wednesday.
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