Federal, State And Local Officials Meet In Northwest Indiana To Discuss How To Address The Opioid Crisis

Giles Bruce giles.bruce@nwi.com, 219-853-2584, The Times of Northwest Indiana
Tue, 03/27/2018 - 3:00pm

HAMMOND — State, federal and local officials from a variety of sectors gathered Tuesday to discuss how to tackle the opioid crisis.

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