The Assessment and Intervention Center, part of Marion County's new Community Justice Campus, opened one year ago. The AIC is a clinic for people with mental health or substance abuse problems, including those who may have encountered law enforcement. It was created to divert more people with those health problems away from the criminal justice system.

The funds will provide participants with training in jobs that address the impact of the opioid crisis, including recovery coaches, peer navigators and community health workers.

Dove Recovery House, the largest free recovery housing program in Marion County for women, will now operate an outreach center.

The continued stress from COVID-19 has heightened mental health problems nationwide. And some experts say that has led to an increase in drug overdoses. Now, as cases are surging in the Midwest, experts worry about the fallout.

The COVID-19 pandemic is fueling another public health crisis -- involving addiction. The added stress and uncertainty can make people in recovery more vulnerable to relapse. But some say treatment prepared them for what was to come.

The Indiana University School of Medicine received a grant of up to $12.3 million aimed at developing a new drug that has potential to help treat opioid withdrawal syndrome.

The Reuben Engagement Center, REC, will not re-open at its original location after changes made during the pandemic. Some say that is a mistake.

The Reuben Engagement Center, that temporarily houses people experiencing homelessness and are suffering from addiction, shut its doors during the pandemic. The center aims to resume services next week, but at a new location.

While the pandemic has changed everyones lives, the disruption to normalcy can be disastrous for people dealing with drug addiction.

The COVID-19 crisis disrupted life for everyone. But it's a unique challenge for Hoosiers with a substance use disorder.