Kentucky Recovery News | Weekly Roundup

Treatment, Recovery & Prevention

WAVE: Vine Grove Narcan vending machine emptied one day after opening WKU Radio: ‘I think it’s doing some good:’ Kentucky’s first Narcan vending machine opens in Hardin County Ashland Daily Independent: Applications should be open by mid-October, Opioid Abatement chair says WKYT: Commission schedules town halls to hear from Kentuckians on how to spend drug settlement money Louisville Courier-Journal: 3 takeaways from a new report by Gov. Andy Beshear’s medical marijuana committee WKYT: Addressing mental health, substance use disorders in the workplace WDRB: National Leader in Outpatient Addiction Treatment, Spero Health Announces First Acquisition WDKY: Lexington-Fayette Health Department takes action against substance abuse WPSD: Graves County Sheriff issues warning after hundreds of suspected fentanyl pills seized in west Kentucky WNKY: Will rainbow fentanyl be a concern for trick-or-treating? Officials say no

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
• S.4301 – Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act

NPR: Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

Treatment Magazine: The Biden Administration’s $1.5 Billion in Opioid GrantsThe Monroe News: Dr. Arun Gupta, others hosting ‘Serious Opioid Solutions’ fundraiser

Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission Town Hall Meetings: 

Hazard – The Forum – October 11, 6PM- 8PM 

Covington- Kenton Co. Government Center – October 18, 6PM- 8PM 

Lexington – UK Student Center – October 26, 6PM- 8PM 

Louisville – Simmons College – November 1, 6PM- 8PM

Bowling Green – WKU – November 9, 6PM- 8PM Paducah – Convention Center – November 29, 6PM- 8PM 

Upcoming Events

2022 NARR Best Practices Summit – October 24-26, 2022 – Richmond, VA

Reclaiming Recovery Conference – November 15-16, 2022 – Louisville, KYRx and Illicit Drug Summit 2023 – April 10-13, 2023 – Atlanta, GA