Treatment, Recovery & Prevention
LOCAL NEWS
Kentucky Health News: Mobile unit provides addiction recovery, other medical services in Glasgow, Leitchfield, Hodgenville, Bardstown and Lebanon
The Courier Journal: Spending $400 million to build new jail doesn’t address addiction or mental health crisis
Vera: How Kentucky Became One of the Most Incarcerated Places in the Country
WYMT-TV: Hundreds gather in Whitesburg for concert and addiction recovery march
The Daily Independent: In Our View: Lots of activity for ARC lately
NATIONAL NEWS
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Learning Network: Addiction Treatment Should Embrace a Public Health Mission
Behavioral Health Business: DEA ‘Open To Considering’ Special Registration Process for Telehealth Controlled Substance Prescribing
MEDPAGE Today: Some Health Workers See Double the Risk for Fatal Drug Overdoses
AXIOS: Study: Half of all people likely get mental illness in their lifetime
National Governors Association: State And Territory Approaches To Improving Care For Individuals Affected By Stimulant And Polysubstance Use
Psychiatry Behavioral Health Learning Network: Just 22% of US Adults With OUD Receive Medication-Assisted Treatment
MEDPAGE Today: Buprenorphine Cost a Potential Barrier for Opioid-Addicted Youth, Adults
AXIOS: The advantage of virtual opioid treatment
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
The Hill: Only 1 in 5 people with opioid use disorder received medication in 2021
STAT News: Nonprofit naloxone maker celebrates FDA approval by donating 200,000 doses
Upcoming Events
Reach for Recovery Addiction Conference – September 26-27, 2023 – Louisville, Kentucky
Rx and Illicit Drug Summit – April 1-4, 2024 – Atlanta, Georgia