drug overdoses

Elkhart paramedics responded to five overdose calls in the span of about 10 hours Friday, a rate the city calls “alarmingly high.”

A bill on its way to the governor’s desk will require the Indiana Department of Health to provide an annual report on fatal drug overdoses and suicides.

The number of people dying from overdoses remains high in Michigan, with 2,933 deaths ending in September 2021.

In an effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths, Indiana’s first Narcan vending machine has been installed at the St. Joseph County Jail. Naloxone —…

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. spiked nearly 30 percent during the pandemic and reached the highest level ever recorded, according to data released…