Articles tagged as: opioid overdose
November 15, 2022
Documentary aims to remove stigma and promote dialogue about Indiana’s opioid crisis
The film – The Addict’s Wake – focuses on how the opioid epidemic impacts people with substance use disorder and their families and communities.
Read MoreMay 31, 2022
Indiana overdose deaths reach record high for second consecutive year
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its provisional report on overdose deaths in 2021 across the United States. In Indiana, the number hit a record high for a second year in a row.
Read MoreMay 17, 2022
Indiana schools can stock naloxone, but only a few do. One group hopes to change that
A 2017 Indiana law allows school districts to stock the opioid reversal medication naloxone. Overdose Lifeline is a non-profit substance use advocacy group that wants to help equip schools to prevent overdoses.
Read MoreApril 20, 2022
Wabash Bowen Center offers free Naloxone kits in new 'NaloxBox'
The Wabash office is partnering with Overdose Lifeline and a local nurse to ensure a box is stocked with single dose kits for any community members to come in and grab.
Read MoreMarch 29, 2022
Overdose deaths are increasing, and Kansas lags behind other states on tools to help
People in Kansas risk jail time if they call 911 to report an overdose. And not all law enforcement agencies use the lifesaving drug naloxone.
Read MoreMay 29, 2020
Naloxone Use, Opioid Overdoses Increase Amid Virus Pandemic
The use of naloxone to treat overdoses has significantly increased throughout the state of Indiana and has almost doubled in Clark County in recent months amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2019
Accidental Overdose Deaths Decline In Marion County
In 2018, opioid overdose deaths fell 13% in the county, and prescription opioid overdose deaths fell even more.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2018
Overdose Antidote Training Set For 4 Indianapolis Libraries
Indiana University's Addictions Crisis Grand Challenge initiative will oversee the training before distributing free naloxone kits to the first 1,000 who complete the training.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2018
State Unveils Interactive Map Tracking EMS Naloxone Use
The online, interactive map, created in a partnership through the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and the Indiana Management Performance Hub, illustrates locational patterns in overdoses.
Read MoreApril 24, 2018
The Surgeon General Wants Us All To Carry Narcan, But It Can Be Hard To Get
Earlier this month, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory. More Americans he said, should know how to use naloxone.
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