On Friday, the Indiana Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board agreed to remove prior authorizations for preferred versions of the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine.

The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis released its report on recommendations to help curb the nation's opioid crisis.

A lack of qualified professionals tops the list of barriers to treatment in Indiana communities.

IU will partner with state and health officials to collect and analyze data, train medical professionals and work to create better policy.

President Donald Trump has appointed Christie as chairman of a presidential commission on drug addiction and opioid abuse.

Mayor Joe Hogsett says that those "who have contributed to this crisis should be held accountable."

The stigma surrounding opioid addiction can factor into whether or not a person seeks treatment.

In Indiana, experts admit the bar for involuntary treatment - committing someone to medical care without their consent - is high.

There were 21 centers in Indiana awarded funds to help increase behavioral health services.

An anti-drug abuse task force in Bartholomew County is working on recommendations that include providing more treatment for opioid addiction in what is now an unused part of the county jail.