Treatment, Recovery & Prevention
LOCAL NEWS
WKYT-TV: Commission hears testimony about how African plant could help Kentucky’s opioid epidemic
WHOP Radio: Republican governor candidate Daniel Cameron discusses drug abuse, crime in Kentucky
The Herald-Leader: KY commission hears from experts on promise of psychedelic to treat opioid addiction
Spectrum News: Kentucky opioid commission considers proposal on $42M funding for Ibogaine research
Clay County Free Press: Mountain State Spotlight explains: West Virginia’s opioid settlement foundation will soon have board members. Here’s how they’re picked
Kentucky Health News: Advocates of using psychedelic drug ibogaine to treat addiction say its risks to the heart can be mitigated in a controlled study
Kentucky Today: Drop in homicide reports, drug offenses among KSP updates in annual crime report
Louisville Public Media: The Opioid Crisis Is Causing Grandparents To Become Caregivers Again
Spectrum News: Funding efforts to fight opioid epidemic
The Messenger-Inquirer: ARC to begin transitioning clients into new facility Saturday
The Beattyville Enterprise: HEAL to Host the Inaugural Addiction Recovery Celebration in Whitesburg on July 27th
NATIONAL NEWS
USA Today: COVID has been hiding another epidemic. We have to do more for our opioid patients.
The Atlantic: America’s Approach To Addiction Has Gone Off The Rails
SciTech Daily: Better Than Drugs? Scientists Use Hugs To Treat Opioid-Exposed Newborns
Drug Topics: Monthly Buprenorphine Initiation Rates Remain Flat, Despite Policy Changes
Quartz: Breaking Stigmas – How to support employees with addictions
The Harvard Gazette: Remember opioid crisis? It’s gotten worse.
KUOW Radio: UW researcher says there’s a simple way to help people addicted to fentanyl
Public Policy & Legislation
Federal Legislation
- H.R. 238 – Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2023
- H.R.1359 – Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act
- H.R. 3355 – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program Reauthorization Act of 2023
- H.R.3333 – FEND Off Fentanyl Act
- H.R. 4099: SUPPORT Act
- S.1235 – Bruce’s Law
- S.606 – Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act
- S.1532 – Alan T. Shao II Fentanyl Public Health Emergency and Overdose Prevention Act
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: HHS Distributes $47.8 Million in Grant Funding for Programs Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, Addressing Other Facets of Overdose and Substance Use
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: CMS Approves California & Kentucky Requests to Provide Essential Behavioral Health Services Through Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams
STAT News: What does it mean to be ‘in recovery’? We need a better federal definition
Upcoming Events
HEAL’s Inaugural Addiction Recovery Celebration – July 27, 2023 – Downtown Whitesburg, Kentucky
Reach for Recovery Addiction Conference – September 26-27, 2023 – Louisville, Kentucky
Rx and Illicit Drug Summit – April 1-4, 2024 – Atlanta, Georgia