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Kentucky among top states where overdose deaths have spiked during COVID-19 pandemic

Deborah Yetter at the Courier-Journal reports that drug overdoses in Kentucky rose by 50 percent between September 2019 and September 2020. During the same timeframe, drug overdose deaths increased nationwide by nearly 30 percent. Treatment providers and recovery advocates point to job loss and pandemic-related stress and anxieties. According to[Read More…]
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Treatment, Recovery & Prevention Louisville Courier-Journal: What to know about Kentucky’s drop in drug overdose deaths, the first in years The Beattyville Enterprise: Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission Explores New Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder The Daily Independent: Hatfield joins Addiction Recovery Care The Advocate-Messenger: What’s next for Recovery Ready[Read More…]
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Press Release: Addiction Recovery Care Partners With Nationally Recognized Recovery Pioneer to Open the John Walsh Center in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (February 7, 2022) – Addiction Recovery Care is proud to announce its newest comprehensive treatment center in Louisville, Kentucky. The John Walsh Center offers families and their loved ones struggling with substance use disorders one more place to turn for support and resources. The John Walsh Center, which opens its[Read More…]
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Employers must be prepared to address recovery and substance use disorder

Employment, assistance, wrap-around services and trainings were just some of the topics that leaders from across the state discussed at the Kentucky Chamber’s 3rd Annual Recovery Conference in Lexington. RECON Kentucky also announced the inaugural inductees to the Kentucky Recovery Hall of Fame. U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers and The Healing[Read More…]
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U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers and Jay Davidson of The Healing Place Honored as Inaugural Kentucky Recovery Hall of Fame Inductees

Lexington, Ky. (June 29, 2021) – RECON KY, a consortium working to promote long-term recovery in Kentucky, announced today U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) and Jay Davidson, co-founder and executive chairman of The Healing Place, as the inaugural inductees of the Kentucky Recovery Hall of Fame. The Kentucky Recovery of Hall of[Read More…]

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How Kentucky Became One of the Most Incarcerated Places in the Country

August 9, 2023
Prioritizing punishment over public health has hurt
Nonprofit naloxone maker celebrates FDA approval by donating 200,000 doses

August 9, 2023
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Legislation & Public Policy

Nonprofit naloxone maker celebrates FDA approval by donating 200,000 doses

By Lev Facher | Aug. 9, 2023 A nonprofit naloxone manufacturer is celebrating its recent market approval by giving away 200,000 doses of its over-the-counter nasal spray. Harm Reduction Therapeutics said in a statement that it will donate nearly a quarter-million doses of its new product to the Remedy Alliance, an organization[Read More…]

August 9, 2023

Only 1 in 5 people with opioid use disorder received medication in 2021

August 7, 2023
State And Territory Approaches To Improving Care For Individuals Affected By Stimulant And Polysubstance Use

August 7, 2023
VOCAL-KY urges Louisville Metro government to act on their plan to reduce drug overdoses

August 1, 2023

Op-eds & Guest Essays

Spending $400 million to build new jail doesn’t address addiction or mental health crisis

By Jim Wayne | Opinion Contributor The year was 1972. Denny Crum scouted the best talent for what would become a nationally honored men’s basketball program for the University of Louisville. Sitting with the Southern Indiana high school senior and his working class parents at their dining table, Coach Crum made the[Read More…]

August 8, 2023

Marijuana addiction is real. Those struggling often face skepticism.

July 31, 2023
Remember opioid crisis? It’s gotten worse.

July 19, 2023
COVID has been hiding another epidemic. We have to do more for our opioid patients.

July 18, 2023

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