A New Program Offers Free Lyft Rides to People in Recovery from Substance Use Disorder

The Indiana Recovery Network is partnering with Lyft to offer free rides to individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. These services are available to anyone engaged with one of Indiana Recovery Network’s 20 regional hubs and can be used for a variety of purposes such as grocery stores, medical appointments, treatment centers and probation officer meetings. The rides are offered from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. Contact a regional recovery hub to access a ride. More information can be found on their website.

Family Provides First Aid Training for Indiana Beach Staff

Connie Jordan and Kayla Rogers have offered to provide Stop the Bleed training, which involves three quick actions to control serious bleeding, to the staff at Indiana Beach. In addition, the Community Outreach and Engagement team connected with Carley Garbison from Saving Grace Harm Reduction to provide naloxone training and two doses of naloxone for each first aid kit. Garbison will continue to provide support by restocking the naloxone supply as needed.

Indiana Drug Overdose Dashboard

Please visit the Indiana Drug Overdose Dashboard, where you will find data from 2017 up to provisional data for 2021. In this dashboard, you will find data regarding opioid prescriptions, hospital discharges, and drug-related deaths.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

2022 Southeastern Indiana EMS Symposium

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EDT, Saturday, May 21

This free event is hosted by Steven G. Conn, Battalion Chief and Public Information Officer of Colerain Fire Department, who will be discussing topics related to today’s EMS. This event takes place at the Purdue Cooperative Extension, 708 W. Seminary St., Vevay, IN 47043 and registration ends May 21.

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2022 SEOW Annual Symposium

9 a.m. – Noon EDT, Thursday, May 26

The State Epidemiology Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) Committee is hosting its fifth annual SEOW Symposium, when new findings will be presented and questions answered regarding substance abuse/misuse and mental health related issues in our communities. This is a free, in-person event located at Indiana Government Center South, 302 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. The doors open at 8 a.m.

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I Live It

5 p.m. – 8 p.m. EDT, Friday, June 3

This free event is offered by the Ending the Epidemic AmeriCorps team and consists of an evening of sharing personal stories from community members with lived experience with HIV, substance use and incarceration. This takes place at 1100 W. 42nd St., Indianapolis, IN 46208, and registration ends June 2.

To register for this event, click here.