narcan

Indianapolis EMS has started a program to leave behind live saving medication to reverse drug overdoses with individuals, neighbors, or family members of a person who has overdosed.

Indianapolis EMS begins “leave-behind” program to reduce drug overdose deaths

Joanie Dugan

Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services will now leave behind medication to reverse drug overdoses at the house of someone who has overdosed.

Boxes of Narcan, shown here, were stocked on a shelf at a Target in Southern Indiana in October. The products cost $45 and had anti-theft devices on them. Narcan can reverse an opioid overdose, and the medication recently became available for sale without a prescription.

Narcan is sold over-the-counter now. Here’s a look at the initial rollout and what it means for access

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?

Narcan available as over the counter at pharmacies

Isabel Hook

You can now purchase Narcan without a prescription.

Statewide program trains Indiana schools to spot drug overdoses, use naloxone

Kirsten Adair

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.

Northern Indiana police have asked state officials to revoke the license of Praxis Landmark Recovery, where three patients recently died within a week, saying that the less than year-old center is endangering its residents and placing a strain on law enforcement. (Derek Jensen / Wikimedia Commons)

Indiana authorities investigate deaths of 3 patients within a week at addiction treatment center

Associated Press

A 19-year-old man was found dead July 3 at the center. A 46-year-old man was found dead there the next day, just hours before a 22-year-old man was hospitalized after a suspected overdose. Then, a 28-year-old man was found dead at the treatment center Sunday.

The overdose-reversal drug Nalaxone is part of the decline in deaths, experts say. (WTIU/WFIU News, staff)

FDA decision could further increase Narcan access in Indiana

Sara Wittmeyer

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.

Eric Montgomery was sentenced to 36 years in connection with the death of IU senior Avery McMillan.

Man arrested in connection to death of IU student

Holden Abshier

The 911 call came from a 33-year-old man, who claimed he met Avery R. McMillan Tuesday night near the IU Bloomington campus.

The naloxone vending machine in the Monroe County Sheriff’s office.

Monroe Co. Sheriff installs naloxone vending machine, 20 doses distributed already

Bente Bouthier

Naloxone, or Narcan, is a medication used to reverse opioid overdose.

Overdose Lifeline executive director Justin Phillips during the installation of the state's first naloxone vending machine in the St. Joseph County Jail in December 2021.

Monroe Co. jail to receive naloxone vending machine

Holden Abshier

The county will not have to pay for the service since Overdose Lifeline is purchasing the vending machines with a $72,600 federal grant.

Indiana’s first Narcan vending machine installed at St. Joseph County Jail

Bente Bouthier

In an effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths, Indiana’s first Narcan vending machine has been installed at the St. Joseph County Jail.