Treatment, Recovery & Prevention
WYMT: ARC President/CEO Receives Beacon of Hope Award
Spectrum News: UK Medical Team Shares Findings in Combatting Opioid Crisis at Rx and Illicit Drug Summit
Spectrum News: Mother-Daughter Duo Opens Up About Casey’s Law, Addiction Struggles
WEHT: An Addiction Program Plans to Expand to Owensboro
TODAY News: Pandemic Stress and Loneliness Are Making Addiction More Common: When to Get Help
WTVQ: ARC Raising Concerns Over Rise in Teenage Overdoses
YouTube: A Mother’s Mission to Prevent Overdose Deaths from the Drug Fentanyl
Public Policy & Legislation
Federal Legislation
- S.2796 – Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
- H.R.2379 – State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2021
- H.R.4897 – Support Recovery from Addiction Act of 2021
- H.R.7255 – Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act
- H.R.7238 – Timely Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Act
- H.R.7235 – Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act of 2022
Kentucky Legislation
- House Joint Resolution 5 (increases 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 (extends Medicaid coverage for postpartum women)
- House Bill 215 (increases the penalty for importing or trafficking carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives)
- House Bill 127 – Tim’s Law (expands outpatient treatment program for Kentuckians with severe mental illness)
- Senate Bill 178 (certification for clinical supervisors of alcohol and drug counselors)
- House Bill 349 (enforces regions for Community Mental Health Centers)
- House Bill 751 (creates a training center for health care workers)
- House Bill 362 (strengthens Casey’s Law)
Upcoming Events
Oxford House Kentucky State Retreat – May 27-30, 2022 – Cumberland Falls State Resort
Kentucky Chamber Recovery in the Workplace Conference – June 21, 2022 – Lexington, KY
Stigma Summit 2022 – June 8, 2022 – Virtual
2022 NARR Best Practices Summit – October 24-26, 2022 – Richmond, VA