The new support group, Parents of Addicted Loved Ones, aims to empower people by teaching the dangers of substance abuse and erasing the stigma around addiction.

Indiana spends less than $62 per resident in public health funding, according to the America's Health Rankings 2017 report.

Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush is the co-chair of the National Judicial Opioid Task Force, which formed last year. It met for the third time this week in Indianapolis.

Journalist and author Sam Quinones was in Indianapolis recently to discuss his acclaimed book "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic." Indiana Public Broadcasting's Jill Sheridan sat down with the author last week.

An Indiana law professor is asking the U.S. Senate to consider the impact of the opioid crisis on elderly Americans.

An increasing number of places in Indiana lack a suitable number of health providers, and it can be costly.

Hospitals and doctor's offices across the country are responding to an uptick in violence by taking steps to protect their employees and their patients.

An investigation by Side Effects Public Media and NPR reveals that researchers working with Innovative Health Solutions, maker of the Bridge, submitted a study that wasn't what it appeared to be.

The project will help Hoosier mothers addicted to opioids, expanding a pilot to reduce neonatal abstinence syndrome.

Sixteen projects launched in January as part of the first phase of the initiative, delving into several different topics, including research and policy analysis.