For 20 years, Hope Academy has focused on teaching students with substance use disorder.
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Lawmakers add ID requirement to Indiana’s needle exchanges
Advocates worry it will discourage participation in programs meant to curtail HIV, hep C infections.
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Learn how to reverse an overdose at a free Nov. 13 training
You will receive two doses of naloxone, a medication that saves lives.
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‘This is a true sisterhood program’
Women offer each other a shoulder to lean on at Brookside CDC reentry program.
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New treatment facility on Indy’s west side aims to help those seeking a sober life
The Marvetta and Anthony Grimes Family Center has 36 apartments where clients and their family can live together while receiving treatment.
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Indy’s alternative to jail and ER has empty beds
Hogsett and the City-County Council cut funding for the Assessment and Intervention Center because of lack of use.
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How and why Indiana decriminalized fentanyl test strips
A bipartisan push overcame stigma around harm reduction tools.
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Dove Recovery House expands substance use treatment for Indy women
The northside nonprofit provides free treatment, housing and meals to women in recovery for up to two years.
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Why one generation of Black men in Indy have been dying of overdoses for decades
In Indy, survivors are fighting to help the next generation.
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How to get help for substance use in Indianapolis
Find hotlines, harm reduction supplies and local treatment options.