Darian Benson
Darian Benson is a reporter based at WFYI in Indianapolis. An Indy native, she is eager to report on public health in her hometown. Darian graduated with a journalism degree from Indiana Unviersity- Purdue University Indianapolis. Previously, she covered city and public policy for WFYI and statewide public health for Indiana Public Broadcasting.
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A standing order in effect statewide since 2015 allows any adult in Indiana to purchase naloxone without a prescription from registered pharmacies. Both health care professionals and recovery advocates say the FDA’s decision could make Narcan more widely accessible. -
The report also shows high rates of obesity, shortages in child care and an increase in students seriously considering suicide.
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The organization has seen a 40-percent increase in vasectomies performed at clinics in states where the services were already offered.
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Solutions include going to different pharmacies or talking to your provider about potential changes in doses or other medications.
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The new hospital is budgeted at $2.31 billion and expected to be completed in 2027.
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One Midwest researcher wants to see if theatrical portrayals of life with addiction can help reduce stigma among medical professionals toward people with substance use disorders.
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Vaccines are the best line of defense against COVID-19 and the flu. But there are additional steps that can keep people stay healthy.
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The film – The Addict’s Wake – focuses on how the opioid epidemic impacts people with substance use disorder and their families and communities.
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The marketplace is open from Nov. 1 through Jan. 15. Hoosiers should enroll before Dec. 15 to have coverage on Jan. 1.
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The $5.4 million grant comes from the National Institutes of Health’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term – or HEAL – Data2Action Initiative. Over the course of five years, it allows researchers to work with overdose fatality review teams in 19 Indiana counties to measure harm reduction efforts.
