Plans Announced For New $50 Million Anti-Opioid Abuse Initiative

Gov. Eric Holcomb joined Indiana University officials to announce a new $50 million effort to reduce opioid abuse. Opiate abuse has spiked across much of the country and Indiana is one of four states where overdose deaths have more than quadrupled since 1999. The Republican governor and IU President Michael McRobbie announced the effort Tuesday. IU will collect addiction data, train health workers and focus on crafting better policy.