Articles tagged as: drug addiction
January 15, 2018
Indiana Leaders Focus Efforts To Combat Opioid Crisis On Rural Areas
Brown County is known for farming, shopping, historical sites and its state park. However, rural parts of the state are also becoming known as the center of the opioid epidemic.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2018
Overdose Deaths Drop By 30 Percent In Indiana County
The Clark County Health Department is waiting on final numbers but said tests so far show 60 drug-related deaths in 2017. That compares to 90 in 2016.
Read MoreNovember 6, 2017
Stakeholders Hopeful, But Say Some Opioid Commission Recommendations Miss Mark
The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis released its report on recommendations to help curb the nation’s opioid crisis.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2017
When An Overdose Becomes A Gateway To Recovery
At one hospital in Indianapolis, doctors started to try to intervene and connect overdose patients with treatment instead of simply discharging them.
Read MoreApril 14, 2017
Pilot Programs Would Expand Involuntary Treatment For Drug Users
The proposed pilots would require the State’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services to contract with local health providers in Tippecanoe, Wayne and Marion counties to offer evidence-based treatment — inpatient, outpatient and residential — to addicted adults at serious risk of injury or death.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2017
Horse-Assisted Therapy Helps Recovering Addicts
A program using horses is helping a group of men in recovery.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2017
Scarce Resources Exist For Addicted Pregnant Women And Infants
Legislators have proposed bills that would help fund and establish places to help pregnant mothers addicted to opioids and their children born dependent.
Read MoreDecember 19, 2016
More Babies Born Drug Dependent In Rural Areas
A new national report finds the number of babies born addicted to drugs has risen sharply, especially in rural areas.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2016
High Rates Of Opioid-Addicted Babies Born To High-Risk Moms
In 2014, Indiana passed a law creating both a task force and a pilot program that would study the prevalence of neonatal drug exposure in Indiana.
Read MoreApril 28, 2016
Wayne County Prosecutor Creates Drug Treatment Program
Offenders arrested for using or possessing small amounts of drugs and other petty crimes driven by drug use will be given the choice to take part in the program.
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