'From downtown Indianapolis and the suburbs of Fort Wayne to small towns dotting the hills of southern Indiana, the disease of addiction knows no boundaries,' Lietenant Governor Suzanne Crouch writes.
Due to its lethal potency, the synthetic opioid named fentanyl has claimed hundreds of Hoosiers' lives in recent years.In 2021, more than 107,000 Americans died from a drug overdose.
In Indiana, we lost nearly 2,800 Hoosiers to drug overdoses ― a record number of deaths for the second consecutive year. From downtown Indianapolis and the suburbs of Fort Wayne to small towns dotting the hills of southern Indiana, the disease of addiction knows no boundaries. The precious lives lost are our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, from all corners and all walks of life in our great state. No family is immune from this disease, including my own.My mother suffered depression. My sister committed suicide. My brother battles alcoholism. When you live with a family member that is facing these challenges, it affects the entire family, not just that individual.
Whether it is the person in the middle of the battle or a close friend or family member watching the struggle, stigma can create feelings of hopelessness and shame. These feelings can lead to a reluctance to seek help whether from a professional or even a friend. Changing attitudes about mental health and addiction and empowering Hoosiers to get help for themselves or a loved one will take all of us speaking out. This is why I share my story.
Even as we celebrate freedom from addiction in September with National Recovery Month, our administration knows that stigma from addiction and mental health remains a key barrier to break down in communities across Indiana.
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