CBS4 Chief Meterologist, Chris Wright On Friday March 6th, I was once again witness to the beauty and tenderness of the human condition. As I struggle daily with the loss of Aaron to heroin, and I continue the march toward saving other lives, I am privileged to be in a
Posted on http://www.wthr.com on Feb 04, 2015, by Kris Kirschner, WTHR reporter Click here to see the full story. INDIANAPOLIS – A Senate health committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that could expand the use of a life-saving tool. The bill would make Narcan — the antidote for a heroin
Click here to see the full video on WTHR: INDIANAPOLIS – Another central Indiana police department will give its officers a new tool to save people overdosing on heroin. Columbus Police will begin later this month issuing Naloxone rescue kits to officers and training them on how to use the
By Jennie Runevitch, WTHR reporter Posted: Nov 25, 2014 10:26 PM EST Click here to see the full story at 13 WTHR.com INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis mother is on the front lines in the fight against heroin. When Justin Phillips lost her 20-year-old son to a heroin overdose, she turned
Individuals who found recovery through an abstinence-based approach will find the concept of harm reduction offensive, unrealistic, not true recovery and so on. I understand, and I cannot blame them. However, I think it is time to reconsider. I would rather consider harm reduction than death. This is the choice
Please take 30 seconds to watch this piece by Andrea Morehead/Channel 13 WTHR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypKTODY2obA&feature=youtu.be
October 9, 2014 marked the one year anniversary of Aaron’s death by heroin overdose. To commemorate, Overdose-Lifeline donated 37 kits of Narcan to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department to help prevent such tragedies. Read the text of WISH TV’s coverage below, or watch the full story here: http://wishtv.com/2014/10/09/moms-mission-more-impd-officers-have-heroin-antidote/ INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)
International Overdose Awareness Day was started in 2001. Indiana had never held an event before this year. I felt it was important to be a part of the greater whole, to join with the communities across the US and in at least four other countries where events were held on
Indiana Groups Announce Support for Donnelly-Ayotte Bill to Combat Heroin Use and Prescription Drug Abuse Bipartisan Legislation Earns Endorsements from Local Law Enforcement, Organizations ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** Wednesday, July 9, 2014 Contact: Donnelly_Press@Donnelly.Senate.Gov Phone: 202-224-0972 Washington, D.C. — Following Senator Joe Donnelly’s introduction of bipartisan legislation to combat
