Earlier this month, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory. More Americans he said, should know how to use naloxone.

Nationally, the economic toll of the opioid crisis is in the hundreds of billions. For families of addicts, the losses can include their life savings, peace of mind and a sense of hope.

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed three bills last month into law that will take effect July 1.

The opioid crisis created a spike in people driving under the influence of prescription drugs.

Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush co-chairs the National Judicial Opioid Task Force to examine how the opioid crisis impacts the justice system.

As Indiana's top health official for three years, Adams championed harm reduction methods in response to the opioid crisis.

Standards for how to investigate and report on overdoses vary widely across states and counties and as a result, opioid overdose deaths are not always captured in the reported data.

Trump traveled to New Hampshire on Monday to outline his plans to combat opioid addiction. New Hampshire's death rate from opioid overdoses is twice the national average.

South Bend announced it will join dozens of other cities across the country and file a federal lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors.

President Donald Trump says federal leaders will roll out an opioid policy plan in the next few weeks, and local advocates hope to see less talk, and more action.