A national report says opioid prescriptions in Indiana have decreased by 35.1% over five years.

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

An investigation by NPR and WFYI's public health news service, Side Effects Public Media, found that in statehouses across the country, and in Congress, drugmaker Alkermes is pushing its addiction treatment drug, Vivitrol, while contributing to misconceptions and stigma about other medications used to treat opioid addiction.

Last year alone, Narcan saved more than 2,000 opioid users in Indianapolis from overdoses.