Open Beds, the state’s Family and Social Services Administration and Indiana 2-1-1 have teamed on a new online platform.

This week the Indiana FSSA announced projects to expand opioid treatment in the state.

Indiana currently has 18 opioid treatment center options and this bill would increase that number to 27.

Legislation this session could eliminate nearly a third of all Indiana townships – potentially getting rid of more than 1,200 elected officials.

The majority of sheriffs say their inmate population has increased significantly since the passage of a criminal code revision nearly four years ago.

On Friday, the Indiana Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board agreed to remove prior authorizations for preferred versions of the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine.

A lack of qualified professionals tops the list of barriers to treatment in Indiana communities.

The stigma surrounding opioid addiction can factor into whether or not a person seeks treatment.

In Indiana, experts admit the bar for involuntary treatment — committing someone to medical care without their consent — is high.

An anti-drug abuse task force in Bartholomew County is working on recommendations that include providing more treatment for opioid addiction in what is now an unused part of the county jail.