Articles tagged as: addiction
August 16, 2017
New Moms Need Daily Addiction Help To Stay In Recovery ... And Stay With Their Kids
If a baby is born with traces of illicit drugs in its system, Child Protective Services will likely start an investigation.
Read MoreAugust 4, 2017
To Grow Market Share, A Drugmaker Pitches Its Product To Judges
NPR and Side Effects Public Media have identified at least eight courts out of the several dozen in Indiana that say they only allow a treatment from drugmaker Alkermes.
Read MoreJuly 26, 2017
Moms-To-Be With Addiction Face Obstacles At Every Turn
Even though most insurers cover the medicine women need to avoid withdrawal while pregnant, they require prior authorizations which can be riddled with bureaucratic hold-ups and clerical errors.
Read MoreJuly 5, 2017
Spending on Opioid Addiction Medications Rose Sharply Since 2011
Medicaid spending on three important medications used to treat opioid addiction increased 136 percent nationwide between 2011 and 2016.
Read MoreJuly 5, 2017
Indiana Adds Methadone Coverage To Treatment Programs
Five new opioid treatment programs are being added in the state's effort to combat the epidemic.
Read MoreJune 13, 2017
To Fight Drug Addiction, Hospitals Hire Recovering Addicts
A new experiment is popping up in emergency departments across the country: Hospitals are hiring former addicts to connect patients with the support they need to get into treatment for addiction.
Read MoreJune 12, 2017
A Drugmaker Tries To Cash In On The Opioid Epidemic, One State Law At A Time
An investigation by NPR and WFYI's public health news service, Side Effects Public Media, found that in statehouses across the country, and in Congress, drugmaker Alkermes is pushing its addiction treatment drug, Vivitrol, while contributing to misconceptions and stigma about other medications used to treat opioid addiction.
Read MoreJune 7, 2017
Newly Formed Safety Coalition Highlights Drug Abuse Program
A group of current and former inmates from Dearborn County Jail spoke at the Public Safety Coalition's first meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Read MoreJune 1, 2017
Annual Mental Health Symposium Focuses On Addiction, Mental Health
Hundreds attended the event sponsored the Indiana University Institute of Psychiatric Research and Mental Health America of Indiana.
Read MoreMay 16, 2017
Addiction Experts Call Out Remarks From Tom Price As Unscientific, Damaging
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, referred to medication-assisted treatment for addiction as "substituting one opioid for another."
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