WARSAW — The Emmy-Award-Winning Dr. Oz Show is hosting a National Night of Conversation Thursday, Nov. 19, to encourage parents to talk to their children about the dangers of prescription and illegal drug use. The Bowen Center has many programs designed to battle addictions of all kinds, including prescription and illegal drugs. More information is included online.

Southeastern Indiana is experiencing an HIV outbreak, with 26 confirmed and four preliminary HIV positive cases in the last two months, according to state health officials. The majority of the new cases are reportedly linked to injected drug abuse of the prescription drug Opana, which contains oxymorphone and is more potent than Oxycontin. Only a …read more.