According to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics, one in 20 Indiana residents admits to abusing opioid prescription pills. Coroners are running out of room in their morgues due to deaths from opioid use. Join us for a special live, call-in show with a phone bank.
In-studio guests:
- Members of the Delaware County Community Drug Task Force
- Eric Hoffman, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Delaware County Indiana
- Jud Fisher, President & COO, Ball Brothers Foundation
- Amelia Clark, Regional Vice President, Meridian Health Services
- Aimee Fant, Neighborhood Coordination of Muncie Action Plan, Co-Founder & Photojournalist of Muncie Matters, Exploratory Steering Committee member of Delaware County Druge Task Force, and Delaware Country Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)]
- Bryan Ayars, CEO, Open Door Health Service
Resources:
Resources from the Governor Holcomb’s Next Level Recovery initiative
Agency Resources
- BitterPill IN
- Department Child Services (DCS): Drug Endangered Children
- Division of Mental Health & Addiction (DMHA)
- Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI): Substance Abuse
- Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH): Overdose Prevention
- Indiana State Police (ISP)
Enforcement
2015-2016 Governor’s Task Force on Drug Enforcement, Treatment, and Prevention
Naloxone
Prescription Drug Disposal
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management: Find Your Local Drug Take-Back Centers
- BitterPill: Medicine Disposal
- Walgreens Safe Medication Disposal Locations
Prevention
Treatment
- Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)
- Opioid Treatment Centers (OTC)
- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT)
Other resources: