Articles tagged as: opioid overdose
September 29, 2017
Should Law Enforcement Force Opioid Suvivors Into Treatment?
In Indiana, experts admit the bar for involuntary treatment - committing someone to medical care without their consent - is high.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2017
Wayne County Opioid Deaths Pass 2016 Figure
The county recently saw its 49th confirmed opioid-related death for 2017. There were 44 opioid-related deaths in 2016 and 42 in 2015.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2017
When An Overdose Becomes A Gateway To Recovery
At one hospital in Indianapolis, doctors started to try to intervene and connect overdose patients with treatment instead of simply discharging them.
Read MoreApril 20, 2017
Three Die In Heroin-Suspected Overdoses In Vigo County
Some officers are now carrying up to three doses of naloxone.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2017
Study: As Opioid Prescriptions in Marion County Fell, Deaths Involving Heroin and Fentanyl Rose
The study also shows that Indiana's reports don't reflect the actual number of overdose deaths in which opioid drugs are present.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2017
Indiana Overdose Deaths Parallel Depressing National Trend
The CDC reports that the national drug-related death rate has increased more than two and a half times since 1999.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2017
Indy Training "Lay Responders" To Administer Narcan
Last year alone, Narcan saved more than 2,000 opioid users in Indianapolis from overdoses.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2016
Zoeller Announces Naloxone Funding, Calls For Permanent Solution
Previous grants for naloxone provided kits to law enforcement and first responders in 45 counties. Att. Gen. Greg Zoeller wants to provide the drug statewide.
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2016
Addiction Costs Indiana Billions Of Dollars, Studies Say
Researchers found that costs associated with tobacco use total $6.8 billion each year.
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2016
Indiana County Aid Focuses On Opioid Crisis
Two different grants for 28 Indiana counties will provide naloxone and outreach education to combat overdose deaths.
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