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Hamilton County trains educators to use medication to combat opioid crisis
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Educators in Hamilton County will be receiving special training in using a lifesaving medication that can reverse overdoses to help combat the opioid crisis. The HamilNovember 28, 2023
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Biden administration calls on schools to stock naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug
(CNN) — Overdose deaths among teens have been on the rise for years, and the Biden administration on Monday urged schools to purchase and carry the opioid overdose antidote naloxone. In aOctober 30, 2023
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Mayor Hogsett, city leaders announce awardees of Opioid Settlement Community Grant
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett on Tuesday, along with the Office of Public Health and Safety and the Marion County Coroner’s Office, announced 17 awardees fOctober 10, 2023
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2 arrested after suspected exposure to opioids at Bronx daycare kills 1-year-old and hospitalized 3 children
(CNN) — Two people were arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the death of a 1-year-old boy after he and three other children were exposed to suspected opioids at a Bronx daycaSeptember 17, 2023
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Health Spotlight: Treatment, recovery during opioid crisis
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The nation’s drug czar, Rahul Gupta, is in Indiana talking drug treatment and recovery. His visit comes during the opioid and fentanyl crisis in Indiana and the natioSeptember 15, 2023
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Kroger agrees to pay up to $1.4 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
One of the nation’s largest grocery chains is the latest company to agree to settle lawsuits over the U.S. opioid crisis. In a deal announced Friday, the Kroger Co. would pay up to $1.4 bilSeptember 8, 2023
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Over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan to hit shelves next week
(CNN) — The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, will be available in retail stores and online as soon as next week, its manufacturer said Wednesday. The medAugust 30, 2023
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Opioids with fentanyl impacting youth, communities of color
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The opioid epidemic has a higher impact on young people and communities of color, with an estimated 300 people dying nationally due to overdose every day. On Saturday, theAugust 14, 2023
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Opioid settlement funds being used to create crisis centers in northern Indiana
GOSHEN, Ind. (WISH) — Several northern Indiana city governments will spend part of their allotments from national opioid settlement funds to create a crisis center in Goshen to address mental heAugust 9, 2023