overdose lifeline

Overdose Lifeline distributed more than 170,000 test strips in 2023. Advocates said they are more interested in saving lives than "getting held up on those gray areas" – which is where the legality of the test strip exists in Indiana code.

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.

Black Americans are about twice as likely to die from opioid-related overdoses as are white Americans.

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