The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its provisional report on overdose deaths in 2021 across the United States. In Indiana, the number hit a record high for a second year in a row.

The program will soon come to Delaware County, thanks to a $472,000 grant from Mental Health America Indiana and the Indiana Forensic Support Services.

The Indiana State Nursing Board violated federal law by discriminating against nurses with substance use disorders, according to a Department of Justice finding.

The Assessment and Intervention Center, part of Marion County's new Community Justice Campus, opened one year ago. The AIC is a clinic for people with mental health or substance abuse problems, including those who may have encountered law enforcement. It was created to divert more people with those health problems away from the criminal justice system.

The funds will provide participants with training in jobs that address the impact of the opioid crisis, including recovery coaches, peer navigators and community health workers.

Dove Recovery House, the largest free recovery housing program in Marion County for women, will now operate an outreach center.

The continued stress from COVID-19 has heightened mental health problems nationwide. And some experts say that has led to an increase in drug overdoses. Now, as cases are surging in the Midwest, experts worry about the fallout.

The COVID-19 pandemic is fueling another public health crisis -- involving addiction. The added stress and uncertainty can make people in recovery more vulnerable to relapse. But some say treatment prepared them for what was to come.

The Indiana University School of Medicine received a grant of up to $12.3 million aimed at developing a new drug that has potential to help treat opioid withdrawal syndrome.

The Reuben Engagement Center, REC, will not re-open at its original location after changes made during the pandemic. Some say that is a mistake.