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Hoosiers remember 2,755 lives lost to drug overdoses in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Overdose Lifeline, an Indiana nonprofit helping people battle substance abuse, honored the lives of 2,755 Hoosiers who died in 2021 from a drug overdose. Douglas Hunsinger,August 28, 2022
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Marijuana, hallucinogen use among young adults jump to record-high rates in 2021
(CNN) — Young adults were using marijuana and hallucinogens at record high rates in 2021, new data shows. Vaping also increased significantly among this age group last year, despite leveliAugust 22, 2022
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Dr. Jerome Adams: Monkeypox health emergency; Paxlovid; COVID-19 surge
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Monkeypox was one topic Thursday of Dr. Jerome Adams, the WISH-TV medical expert and a former U.S. surgeon general, on News 8 at 5 p.m. What is monkeypox? The White House annouAugust 4, 2022
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Black American drug overdose deaths double of white Americans, new CDC report says
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A shocking new report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the number of drug overdose deaths hit a historic high in 2020. The COVID-19 panJuly 29, 2022
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Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murders of his wife and son
(CNN) — Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murders of his wife and son, who were found shot to death on the family’s property in JunJuly 20, 2022
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Rapper Kodak Black arrested during a traffic stop in Florida
(CNN) — Rapper Kodak Black was arrested during a traffic stop in Florida, authorities said Friday. Black, whose real name is Bill K. Kapri, was driving a purple Dodge Durango with an expirJuly 16, 2022
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Man charged with dealing drugs causing man’s death at Indianapolis hotel in 2020
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Nashville, Indiana, man has been criminally charged with dealing drugs that led to the fatal overdose of a man found dead in a car at an Indianapolis hotel in 2020. HunteJune 29, 2022
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Kentucky shatters its fatal overdose record; fentanyl blamed
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Fatal drug overdoses rose nearly 15% in Kentucky last year, surpassing 2,000 deaths as the increased use of fentanyl — a powerful synthetic opioid — resulted in a record deJune 13, 2022
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Indiana drug overdoses continue to rise
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — U.S. drug overdose deaths rose in 2021 over 2020, although the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says those numbers are preliminary may be underreported. MoreJune 4, 2022