The program is part of a nationwide trend bringing treatment closer to the criminal justice system.

Gov. Eric Holcomb has made growing the state’s pool of skilled workers a top priority since he took office. One of the many hurdles employers find themselves up against is a complicated one.

The consortium was established last year by the Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA) to create regional treatment and recovery models.

Nurse practitioners would still need to receive training and apply for a waiver to prescribe MAT.

Indiana has a mix of treatment options for people in addiction recovery and the state has been working to increase the options.

Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration will use the funds to support services including treatment, prevention and recovery.

Indiana's funding announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was among more than $1 billion awarded to all 50 states to combat opioid abuse.

Second Lady Karen Pence and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams returned to Indiana Tuesday to highlight a new workplace drug rehabilitation program that is said to be the first of its kind.

A new program to help women who are addicted to opioids and their newborn babies will launch in Indianapolis and aims to fill a gap in treatment services.

New rehab center for women opens in Randolph County.