Articles tagged as: opioid epidemic
July 5, 2017
Indiana Adds Methadone Coverage To Treatment Programs
Five new opioid treatment programs are being added in the state's effort to combat the epidemic.
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Spending on Opioid Addiction Medications Rose Sharply Since 2011
Medicaid spending on three important medications used to treat opioid addiction increased 136 percent nationwide between 2011 and 2016.
Read MoreJune 23, 2017
Hoosier Hospitals Using Federal Data To Tackle Opioid Problems
The rate of opioid related admissions to Indiana hospitals and emergency departments has increased dramatically over the past 10 years.
Read MoreJune 19, 2017
Madison County's Needle Exchange Program Faces Funding Woes
The Madison County Council last week tabled a $15,000 request from the county health department to fund the program.
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 MoreMay 18, 2017
Drug Task Force Lays Out Strategic Plan To Combat Opioid Epidemic
Jim McClelland, executive director for drug treatment, prevention, and enforcement, says it's all hands on deck in this fight.
Read MoreMay 16, 2017
Addiction Experts Call Out Remarks From Tom Price As Unscientific, Damaging
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, referred to medication-assisted treatment for addiction as "substituting one opioid for another."
Read MoreMay 15, 2017
ISDH Launches County Profiles To Fight Opioid Epidemic
The information is not meant to rank counties or serve as a comparison but rather to give counties a snapshot of their risks and trends.
Read MoreApril 20, 2017
Three Die In Heroin-Suspected Overdoses In Vigo County
Some officers are now carrying up to three doses of naloxone.
Read MoreApril 5, 2017
House Votes To Crack Down On Heroin Dealers, Pharmacy Robbers
Critics argue the legislature is "backsliding" to previous, failed attempts to address the drug epidemic.
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