opioid abuse

Different research groups from Purdue University are recommending contrasting action plans regarding opioid use. With one study attempting to treat opioid…

Indiana lawmakers are proposing a pilot program that looks to expand mental health treatment for opioid-addicted Hoosiers. But it’s unclear whether local…

Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski has been among the chorus of voices saying his city can’t, as the saying goes, “arrest its way out of a drug problem.”But…

Our guest on WBAA's Wake-Up Call is Tippecanoe Emergency Ambulance Service Director Darrell Clase.We asked him for an update on the trends local emergency…

The Indiana Senate has sent a bill allowing counties to start their own syringe exchanges to the governor for his signature. Current law says programs…

A bill that would give counties the ability to set up needle exchanges without first getting state approval is one step closer to becoming law.A Senate…

Deaths from drug overdoses have continued to increase in Indiana, mirroring national trends reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

A governor-approved bill that would give Indiana counties and municipalities the ability to set up their own syringe exchanges passed its first hurtle,…

On his first day of office, Governor Eric Holcomb signed an executive order creating an Executive Director of Drug Prevention, Treatment and…

Eric Holcomb has signed an executive order creating a position within his office to oversee all state agencies involved with drug prevention and treatment…