A local candidate for the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is taking steps to address the state’s opioid epidemic by examining drug abuse in rural Indiana communities. Anderson and other communities throughout Madison County are currently facing problems with drug abuse and child abuse, which are driving local crime rates. But increased access to drug addiction …
The state’s Interim Public Policy Committee recently met to discuss the passing of a new alcohol sales law that would allow carry-out sales of alcohol on Sundays. Indiana residents are concerned that if the law is passed, communities will experience more cases of underage drinking, drunk driving, and other crimes associated with alcohol use. Though …
Indiana’s seventh annual Prescription Drug Abuse Symposium recently took place in Indianapolis to address the country’s current opioid epidemic. The event focused primarily on heroin addiction, and involved discussion on how Indiana officials can help reduce heroin addiction rates and supply. Many state officials agree that education and prevention are key to addressing the opioid …
An addiction support group in Elkhart recently hosted a naloxone training session and distributed naloxone kits to over 60 people. The organizers of the event say that opioid and heroin addiction is a major problem plaguing Elkhart residents, and that many are continuing to lose loved ones to this nationwide epidemic. Also supporting the use …
Bloomington is currently facing a serious heroin epidemic resulting in violent crimes and overdose deaths throughout the community. With the nearing completion of I-69, Bloomington law enforcement already has plans in place to prevent heroin and other illicit drugs from making their way into Monroe County from Detroit and Houston. If heroin overdose death rates …
Indiana physicians prescribe an average of 109 painkiller medications to every 100 people, according to the CDC. This means some Indiana residents are being prescribed more than one painkiller, which could be partly responsible for the state’s rising opioid epidemic, especially where teens are concerned. At present, the state is facing a teen opioid epidemic …