Treatment, Recovery & Prevention
WFPL: Annual Southern Indiana addiction awareness events follow rise in overdose deaths
LEO Weekly: This Southern Indiana Hospital Now Has A Naloxone Vending Machine
WDRB: KSP program intended to help people struggling with drug addiction
NPR: Addiction Is Deadlier Than Ever. But New Research Shows Most Americans Can Heal
Pew Research Center: Recent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men the hardest
WSMV (Tennessee): 9 TN counties to get new drug prevention alliances
Owensboro Times: Drug rehabilitation center moving into former OYO Townhouse; will offer more than 300 beds for men
Health Affairs: Strengthening Patient-Centered Addiction And Mental Health Care In The United States
WBIR: TN mental health workers could see pay increases if budget proposal is approved
Public Policy & Legislation
Congress.gov: S.2796 – Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
Congress.gov: H.R.2379 – State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2021
Legislature.ky.gov: House Bill 215 (Increasing the penalty for importing or trafficking carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives)
Danville Advocate-Messenger: Kentucky among states seeking fentanyl crackdown
Fox News: House Republicans introduce bill to require fentanyl drug traffickers serve life in prison
WV MetroNews: Fentanyl bill debated in House Judiciary before being sent to full House for consideration
The Hill: OPINION: A year into Biden’s presidency, we’re only burying more overdose victims