Articles tagged as: addiction
July 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.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2023
Indiana revokes licenses for 3 Landmark Recovery addiction treatment centers after 3 deaths
The state has revoked the licenses of a troubled northern Indiana addiction treatment center and two sister facilities, its parent company acknowledged Thursday.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2023
2 officials are out at Indiana addiction center after 3 deaths
Two leaders are out at an Indiana addiction treatment center after three recent deaths and calls by police to yank its license. The executive director and director of nursing are no longer working at Praxis Landmark Recovery, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation site for men near South Bend.
Read MoreJune 22, 2023
Southern Indiana to receive more than $600K in state grants to help with addiction recovery efforts
Southern Indiana agencies will receive more than $600,000 in matching state grants to help with addiction recovery efforts part of a multi-state settlement with drug companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis.
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