State health commissioner says the opioid epidemic is "a contributing factor" to Indiana's infant mortality rate, which is among the worst in the nation.

The senator sent a letter to Alkermes CEO Richard Pops requesting more information on the company's tactics for promoting and distributing Vivitrol.

The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis released its report on recommendations to help curb the nation's opioid crisis.

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.