Dwight Fortune acknowledges that his story isn't the typical one of someone who ends up in prison after years struggling with addiction. Now, he uses his experiences to help other people in recovery transition back into society after serving time.

James, who asked to only be identified by his middle name, tried Oxycontin for the first time when he was in college. Now in recovery, he works as a paramedic, often responding to overdose victims who need to be revived using the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone.

In recent years Indiana agencies have expanded treatment and recovery services, increased Medicaid coverage and provided school based support.

People in addiction recovery will sometimes talk about a "moment of clarity" that lead to their sobriety. For 48-year-old Nathan Boyer, that moment came after he fell off a ladder and his wife checked him into rehab.

A new substance abuse prevention program in Indiana aims to address the risk of addiction through personality assessment.

An increasing number of places in Indiana lack a suitable number of health providers, and it can be costly.

While treatment for the disease is relatively straightforward, the communication between insurers and providers can be riddled with clerical errors and prone to delays.

A new experiment is popping up in emergency departments across the country: Hospitals are hiring former addicts to connect patients with the support they need to get into treatment for addiction.

Hundreds attended the event sponsored the Indiana University Institute of Psychiatric Research and Mental Health America of Indiana.