Treatment, Recovery & Prevention
WDKY: Users doubling up on fentanyl, methamphetamine despite Ky. treatment options, free Narcan
Hazard Herald: OPINION: Today’s fentanyl-driven addiction crisis requires all-hands-on-deck approach
Louisville Courier-Journal: OPINION: What problems do incarcerated women face and how should we address them?
WBKO: Overdose deaths in Warren County doubled in 2021
HealthDay: Black Americans Now More Likely to Die of Drug Overdoses Than Whites
USA Today: ‘It’s a no-brainer’: Rising adolescent overdoses prompt calls for schools to stock naloxone
HealthDay: Army Reservists Can Face Alcohol Issues After Deployment, With Little Support
WBIR (Tennessee): UT Study: 60% of Knoxville homeless population could not afford homes; 20% suffers from mental illness and substance abuse issues
Psychiatry Advisor: Risk Factors of Retained Homelessness Following Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Ashland Daily Independent: ARC, Mercy ink purchase agreement
Spectrum News: Veteran’s Club offers a helping hand for fellow vet
Public Policy & Legislation
Federal Legislation
- S.2796 – Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
- H.R.2379 – State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2021
Kentucky Legislation
- House Joint Resolution 5 (increasing mental health workforce)
- Senate Bill 90 (establishes behavioral health dismissal pilot program)
- House Bill 514 (establishes pilot program for harm reduction centers)
- Senate Bill 10 (addressing statewide nursing shortage)
- House Bill 174 (extending Medicaid coverage for postpartum women)
- House Bill 215 (increasing the penalty for importing or trafficking carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives)
- House Bill 127 – Tim’s Law (expanding outpatient treatment program for Kentuckians with severe mental illness)
- Senate Bill 178 (certification for clinical supervisors of alcohol and drug counselors)
- House Bill 349 (enforce regions for Community Mental Health Centers)
AAMC: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on Substance Use and Suicide Risk
Healthcare Innovation: HHS Announces Mental Health Support Funding for Children and Young Adults
Washington Post: Federal government allows program to pay substance abusers for staying clean
Upcoming Events
ASAM Annual Conference – March 31-April 1, 2022 – Hollywood, FL
Rx Summit – April 18-21, 2022 – Atlanta, GA
Kentucky Chamber Recovery in the Workplace Conference – June 21, 2022 – Lexington, KY