opioid

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

The IU School of Medicine received a grant of $5 million.

Overdose deaths among teenagers have skyrocketed — largely due to fentanyl.

Over the next two decades, tens of billions of dollars will flow into state coffers nationally from the National Opioid Settlement.

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?

Indiana is set to receive $507 million in opioid settlement money over an 18-year period as part of a national lawsuit.

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

A recent study in Indianapolis suggested that the increase in overdoses may be linked to people seeking alternatives due to the loss of their stable supply, without knowing their tolerance to other opioids that have varying potency.

Sheyenne struggled with heroin and meth for nine years, but in 2021, an unfamiliar drug called xylazine contributed to the overdose that took her life. 

Caleb Washburn tested positive for opioids after being taken into custody. The victim, 50 year-old Stacy Lamb died of her injuries in the hospital on June 10, 2022.