What’s Good with WOWO: Helping pregnant women fight opioid abuse
This week’s edition of What’s Good with WOWO features WOWO News Director Darrin Wright speaking with Ball State University student Erin Simons of Fort Wayne....
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Attorney General Curtis Hill files lawsuit against founders of Purdue Pharma
INDIANA, (WOWO) – Attorney General Curtis Hill filed a lawsuit Tuesday against members of the family that founded Purdue Pharma. The lawsuit alleges members of...
Indiana sues Purdue Pharma over the state’s opioid crisis
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The state of Indiana is suing the maker of the painkiller OxyContin, alleging that its actions played a role in fueling the...
Time delay safes now in all Indiana CVS Pharmacy locations
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): CVS Pharmacy announced Tuesday they have completed their installation of time delay safes in all Indiana locations in an effort to...
Initiative donates 15,000 drug disposal kits to Allen County groups
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative (RALI) Indiana has donated 15,000 safe drug disposal kits to various groups and coalitions in northeast Indiana...
Meth replacing opioids as biggest drug problem for local police
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The opioid epidemic in Allen County is now giving way to a bigger problem: meth. Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Commissioner Deborah...
EACS considers stocking Narcan at school clinics
An Allen County school district is considering stocking an opioid overdose-reversal drug. Administrators with East Allen County Schools are asking the school board to stock...
Second Lady Karen Pence to visit Richmond on Tuesday
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Second Lady Karen Pence will be back home in Indiana this week to spotlight an opioid recovery program. Pence will travel...
Roundtable discusses strategy for fighting opioid addictions
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Local officials and experts gathered for a roundtable on the opioid epidemic in Fort Wayne yesterday. Congressman Jim Banks and Congresswoman Susan...
Muncie pain clinic doc convicted of forgery, Rx offenses
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Muncie pain clinic doctor on three counts each of forgery and prescription-related registration offenses. The Delaware...