Over the past two years, youth cigarette, alcohol and marijuana use hit some of their lowest rates in more than 30 years. But some who work in the recovery field remain concerned about the issue of youth substance use.

The survey from the Family and Social Services Administration will measure a person’s overall well being and the resources available to a person in recovery from addiction, and help track the overall recovery capital of the state.

The rides can be used for a variety of purposes, including to medical appointments, grocery stores, treatment centers and meetings with probation officers.

Studies reported a 50 percent spike in drinking initially, with levels remaining elevated throughout 2020. Addiction experts say it's still an issue that could have serious consequences down the road.

Dove Recovery House, the largest free recovery housing program in Marion County for women, will now operate an outreach center.

Indiana is one of the many states that has been wrestling with how to decrease its residents' drug use - especially of opioids, a class of drugs that includes heroin and some prescription painkillers. A new gadget is helping people at a Union County clinic get through the early phase of their recovery.

Living with active addiction can keep a person busy, almost like a job. That's why occupational therapy researchers think giving people in recovery something equally consuming to do -- such as acting in a play -- may be part of the cure.