opioid crisis

House Bill 1462 would require emergency departments to assess their ability to provide intervention support to patients with substance use disorder.

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.

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 prevent overdoses.

Indiana is set to receive more than $500 million over the next two decades from a settlement with opioid manufacturers.

Indiana wants to provide temporary housing for people recovering from substance abuse issues. The federal government provided the state with nearly $2…

Mayor Tom Henry was joined Friday morning by representatives from the Lutheran Foundation and Fort Wayne Police Department to announce implementation of…

The final report for the National Judicial Opioid Task Force was released this week and includes recommendations and resources for courts responding to…

Three new comprehensive addiction recovery networks are being established in Indiana. The centers aim to eliminate gaps in service for people suffering…

The Wellness Council of Indiana kicked off a statewide series of employer talks in South Bend on Wednesday. It’s part of a campaign to encourage employers…

Communities in southeast Indiana will receive more than $4.5 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to get recovering opioid users back into the…