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.

While treatment for the disease is relatively straightforward, the communication between insurers and providers can be riddled with clerical errors and prone to delays.

At one hospital in Indianapolis, doctors started to try to intervene and connect overdose patients with treatment instead of simply discharging them.

If a baby is born with traces of illicit drugs in its system, Child Protective Services will likely start an investigation.