Articles tagged as: heroin
August 24, 2016
1 Dead, 14 Sickened In Indiana Heroin Overdoses
Jennings County Sheriff Gary Driver says Tuesday's overdoses sent deputies racing from home to home across the county to administer an anti-overdose drug to victims.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2016
Illicit Fentanyl Is Amplifying Indy's Overdose Epidemic
Heroin and fentanyl overdoses more than doubled between 2014 and 2015 in Indianapolis, and the use of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan is on a record pace this year.
Read MoreMay 9, 2016
Hep C Increases In Indiana, Deaths Lag Behind US Average
State health department officials say reasons for that increase could include more testing, an increase in test accuracy and a rise in injection drug use.
Read MoreMarch 8, 2016
Elkhart County Sheriff's Deputies To Carry Opiate Antidote
By mid-March, all officers will carry the opiate antidote naloxone in their squad cars and will be able to administer it when responding to a reported overdose.
Read MoreMarch 8, 2016
Heroin Epidemic Impacting Hoosier Kids
U.S. Congresswoman Susan Brooks attended a listening session to hear from people on the front lines of the fight against addiction.
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2016
About A Third Addicted When Prescribed Opioids For Chronic Pain
Former first grade teacher hopes her story of drug addiction helps lift the stigma of opioid abuse so others will seek help.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2016
Educating Hoosier Kids About Deadly Heroin
South Vermillion Principal Don Harman believes the work of Overdose Lifeline is vital. "I would encourage every high school principal to contact them and have them speak to your student body."
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2016
Attorney General Putting 'Surge' of Opioid Antidote in Hard-Hit Communities
The Indiana attorney general is putting a "surge" of heroin and opioid antidote into communities to combat a rising number of overdose deaths.
Read MoreNovember 24, 2015
Hospital Donates Narcan For Police In Kokomo
The Narcan donation came about through the work of the Howard County Opioid Task Force, founded earlier this year by Superior Court Judge Bill Menges, to take a comprehensive approach to the heroin crisis.
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