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INDIANA
HIV EPIDEMIC LINKED TO OPANA (PRESCRIBED OPIATE)
Indiana health officials declared an HIV epidemic last month
amidst a rapid rise in confirmed HIV cases, which have now been linked to
Opana, a prescribed opiate for pain.
There are 120 confirmed HIV cases, with 10 preliminary positive
cases, from 106 cases last week, reported the Indiana State Department of
Health.
Governor Mike Pence, in response, has approved a “needle
exchange program” for... Continue reading ...