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Gov. Eric Holcomb celebrated the decrease and attributed it to investments in the availability of residential treatment and expanded harm reduction resources to address overdoses throughout the state.

State officials tout expanded access to harm reduction and treatment resources as a reason behind a decrease in overdose deaths in 2022.

The medication that can reverse an opioid overdose is now available at some pharmacies – shelved next to common cold meds and sleeping pills. But will it reach those who need it most?

You can now purchase Narcan without a prescription.

Since last June, almost 90 school districts across the state have participated in a program that teaches school staff how to identify drug overdoses and administer naloxone.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week announced the approval of the nasal spray Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the name brand for the overdose-reversal drug naloxone.

Indiana remains under solid republican control after Tuesday’s mid-term election. Bloomington and Monroe County leaders met this week to discuss expanding the convention center. And a study will focus on racial disparities in the distribution of the opioid overdose drug naloxone.

Overdose fatality review teams determine factors that may have caused a person’s fatal overdose, and then use that information to inform policy and prevention measures.

To address opioid overdoses in the community, Johnson County nonprofit Upstream Prevention installed 14 NaloxBoxes in government buildings and a church over the summer.

The number of teens dying from drug overdoses has risen dramatically throughout the pandemic.