The following appeared on WTHR Channel 13 on August 13, 2014. INDIANAPOLIS – There’s a new push to solve a growing health crisis that’s having a big impact on Indiana communities. In just the first six months of this year, 50 people have died from overdoses in Marion County alone.
Press Release Fairbanks April 26, 2016. Read the Release here Fairbanks honored Justin K. Phillips with its 2016 Richard M. Fairbanks Circle of Hope Award during the annual Circle of Hope Dinner April 21 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. Phillips, a recovery advocate, founded Overdose Lifeline, Inc., to raise awareness of
Aaron Sims died of a drug overdose at age 20. See the full story, reported by Jeremy Brilliant, at WTHR.com. INDIANAPOLIS – The visit to the governor’s office lateThursday afternoon was no cause for joy for Justin Phillips,but it served an important purpose. She came to witnesshistory – a law
Indianapolis health officials recently unveiled a new online registry. The registry lists entities that can dispense naloxone, a life-saving antidote for opioid overdoses. Overdose Lifeline is not only one of the entities registered as a naloxone provider — it also had an important role in the registry’s creation. Read about
Month after month, you hear the stories of communities, friends and families rallying around those battling cancer. The fundraisers for the young child with a terminal illness. Awareness months for every disease or ailment and a walk or run to support advocacy efforts. What you don’t hear or see often
Posted: Apr 17, 2015 4:23 PM EDT By WTHR Channel 13 INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed a bill to make overdose intervention drugs more accessible. The measure is designed to allow individuals to obtain drugs like Nalaxone or Narcan. Those drugs are used to save individuals who have
Press Release, August 21, 2016 Overdose Lifeline to host 3rd annual International Overdose Awareness Day and Remembrance – Naloxone (Narcan) Training & Distribution available for those in need INDIANAPOLIS, IN – For the third year in a row, Overdose Lifeline, Inc. (ODL) will host an annual International Overdose Awareness Day
Indiana State Senator Jim Merritt This story appeared in the Washington Times Herald on 7/30/15by Maureen Hayden CNHI Statehouse Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Sen. Jim Merritt was out walking his dog one evening in his quiet, tree-lined cul-de-sac when a neighbor, Justin Phillips, stopped tochastise him. Phillips’ son, Aaron, a former high