IDOC now offering naloxone kits to offenders upon release
The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) will now offer an opioid reversal kit to each offender upon their release. Naloxone, or Narcan, is a medication...
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Indiana first responders, families to receive nearly $1M distribution of naloxone
The State of Indiana will fund a nearly $1-million distribution of naloxone for Hoosiers at risk of overdose. Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Family...
Michigan pharmacies to dispense free Narcan kits this Saturday
Pharmacies throughout the state of Michigan will work to combat the opioid epidemic this Saturday by offering free doses of Narcan. Narcan, also known as...
Three Elkhart County deputies credited with saving overdose victim
Three Elkhart County officers are being hailed for saving the live of an overdose victim. On June 14th of last year, the victim as found...
Gov. Eric Holcomb teaming with Indiana University to combat opioid epidemic
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb is joining Indiana University officials to announce a new $50 million effort to reduce opioid abuse. Opiate abuse has...
Starke County officials re-evaluating Narcan supply after overdose outbreak
A wave of heroin overdoses in Starke County have forced emergency responders to re-evaluate the amount of Narcan they need to keep on-hand. Starke...
LaPorte County Sheriff frustrated over three weekend drug overdoses
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating three apparent-opiate related overdoses that occurred this past weekend, two of which left people dead. Investigators with the...
One life saved, two arrests made at Plymouth hotel this week
Two separate drug incidents were reported this week at a Plymouth hotel. The first happened shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Red Rock Inn....
Indiana looking to restock supplies of overdose drug naloxone
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State records show that Indiana is looking to restock supplies of the drug that treats potentially fatal overdoses from opioid painkillers and...
New Indiana drug czar lays out plan to fight opioid crisis
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb‘s new drug czar is detailing a plan to combat the state’s opioid crisis amid questions over whether it...