Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and here’s how to find your nearest location
This Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The DEA puts on the day twice per year to bring opportunities for safe disposal of...
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St. Joseph County joins other Indiana companies in opioid lawsuit
St. Joseph County is joining a massive federal lawsuit with other Indiana counties and cities against opioid manufacturers and distributors. County commissioners voted unanimously to...
Christmas cards are forbidden at Koscisuko County Jail
by Dan Spalding, Times-Union There aren’t any Christmas cards inside the cells of Kosciusko County Jail this season. The recent banning of holiday and greeting...
Indiana schools deciding if they’ll stock drug antidote
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — School districts across Indiana are considering stocking up on a drug antidote amid the state’s opioid epidemic. The Indianapolis Star reports...
Indiana State Police bust suspected cocaine dealing operation in South Bend
Three people were arrested after a search warrant in South Bend Thursday. Indiana State Police served an early morning search warrant at a home on...
Mishawaka doctor shooter identified as more details are released
More details have been released about Wednesday’s murder-suicide at the St. Joseph Rehabilitation Institute on Elm Road in Mishawaka. 48-year-old Michael A. Jarvis was identified...
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill investigating opioid manufacturers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is working with a coalition of his counterparts across the U.S. to investigate whether opioid manufacturers have...
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...
Michiana opioid overdoses on the rise, according to latest state figures
Non-fatal hospital visits due to opioid overdoses are on the rise in Michiana counties. That’s according to a new report from the Indiana State Department...