Articles tagged as: Opioid
June 18, 2019
Report: Indiana Opioid Prescriptions Fell By 35% Since 2013
A national report says opioid prescriptions in Indiana have decreased by 35.1% over five years.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2017
Should Law Enforcement Force Opioid Suvivors Into Treatment?
In Indiana, experts admit the bar for involuntary treatment - committing someone to medical care without their consent - is high.
Read MoreJune 12, 2017
A Drugmaker Tries To Cash In On The Opioid Epidemic, One State Law At A Time
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.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2017
Indy Training "Lay Responders" To Administer Narcan
Last year alone, Narcan saved more than 2,000 opioid users in Indianapolis from overdoses.
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