Bloomington-based Indiana University will invest $50 million to combat opioid addiction through a statewide initiative.
The initiative will leverage IU's seven state campuses, as well as partnerships with state officials, Indianapolis-based IU Health and Eskenazi Health, among others, to ease the burden of drug overdose deaths in the state. The program will be one of the largest state-based initiatives to address the opioid epidemic and the largest such program spearheaded by a university.
"Through this vitally important initiative, Indiana University will bring to bear its formidable and extensive clinical and research capabilities, large statewide footprint in medicine and healthcare, and powerful community and industry partnerships to achieve maximum impact toward the goal of more effectively treating patients and implementing preventative substance abuse programs," said Michael McRobbie, PhD, Indiana University president.
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