Articles tagged as: Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse
May 9, 2019
Program Connects Pregnant Women With Substance Use Disorders With Services
In 2018, 106 pregnant women with substance use disorders were treated through Community Health Networks CHOICE program.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2019
Progress And Needs Highlighted By Drug Abuse Commission
Indiana's Commission to Combat Drug Abuse met Friday in Indianapolis discussing how the state has addressed the opioid and addiction crisis. The group highlighted progress, as well as areas of need.
Read MoreNovember 8, 2018
Drug Abuse Commission Highlights Solutions At Work In Indiana
The Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse held a meeting in Indianapolis Thursday and says Indiana is making strides in the fight against opioid addiction.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2017
Drug Commission Formally Opposes Medical Marijuana
In the vote, 11 members supported a resolution opposing decriminalization of marijuana for any purpose. Three opposed, two members abstained.
Read MoreNovember 7, 2017
Prosecuting Attorneys Council Asks For Marijuana Opposition
The council sent a letter to the Commission to Combat Drug Abuse asking for their opposition to legalization of marijuana in any form.
Read MoreMay 18, 2017
Drug Task Force Lays Out Strategic Plan To Combat Opioid Epidemic
Jim McClelland, executive director for drug treatment, prevention, and enforcement, says it's all hands on deck in this fight.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2016
Permanent Commission To Take Over Governor's Drug Task Force
The temporary group was created to respond to the growing drug abuse epidemic. Now, a new commission will take its place.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2016
Indiana's Drug Task Force May Become Permanent
Gov. Mike Pence created the Drug Enforcement, Treatment and Prevention Task Force last summer to respond to the state's drug crisis. Lawmakers and the governor's office now want to make the task force permanent with a bill establishing the Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse.
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