New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, chair of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, spoke Monday at the Indiana Attorney General's Prescription Drug Abuse Symposium in Indianapolis.

The declaration gives the administration access to the Public Health Emergency Fund, but that fund is nearly empty.

With few resources and a small budget, Ross County in southern Ohio is trying a proactive approach that could be working.

The state's syringe exchange law is mentioned in a report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse as a best practice for reducing opioid deaths.

In the last few months, two Brown County High School graduates have overdosed and died.

A shortage of qualified treatment providers is frequently cited as an obstacle in fighting the opioid addiction crisis.

This year, the movement has a new focus, highlighting marijuana's potential to curb the opioid epidemic.

IU will partner with state and health officials to collect and analyze data, train medical professionals and work to create better policy.

President Donald Trump has appointed Christie as chairman of a presidential commission on drug addiction and opioid abuse.

Mayor Joe Hogsett says that those "who have contributed to this crisis should be held accountable."