Articles tagged as: addiction
March 7, 2025
Indiana sees significant drop in overdose deaths mirroring regional trend
Public health experts believe the availability of life saving drugs may be responsible for the fall in overdose deaths.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2025
New program will support middle schoolers with history of substance abuse
Research shows that kids may start experimenting with substances around ages 11 or 12. But many substance use programs don’t serve people that young.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2024
The Checkup: 'The Fifth Branch' and a quest for a safer mental health crisis response
Many cities and counties across the country are implementing unarmed crisis response teams for calls involving nonviolent mental health crises. But there is a long way to go to serve some of America's most vulnerable people.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2024
Marion County begins releasing quarterly reports of drug overdose deaths for the first time
Marion County officials are for the first time working together to release a quarterly report on suspected overdose deaths.
Read MoreJune 10, 2024
The Checkup: Most teenage overdose deaths happen at home. Here’s what parents need to know
Most adolescent overdose deaths happen in the home, often when family and friends are present.
Read MoreMay 20, 2024
Affordable housing for people in recovery will offer wraparound services and child care
The southwest side of Indianapolis will welcome a new housing complex next spring that will support people recovering from substance use, with a focus on families.
Read MoreApril 29, 2024
How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year?
America's health care leaders have spent two decades searching for a way to keep costly, complicated patients from cycling in and out of the hospital dozens of times a year. What have they learned?
Read MoreDecember 21, 2023
Overdose deaths fell 5% in 2022, new state report shows
A new state report shows that overdoses fell five percent in 2022, for the first time since 2018. State officials tout expanded access to harm reduction and treatment resources as a reason behind the trend.
Read MoreNovember 2, 2023
Narcan is sold over-the-counter now. Here’s a look at the initial rollout and what it means for access
Narcan is a nasal-spray version of the life-saving medication naloxone, which can reverse an opioid overdose. It recently became available over-the-counter. Heres what that means for public access.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2023
A new addiction treatment locator is now available for Indiana residents
State officials announce a new online platform to help Indiana residents find addiction treatment programs.
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