Treatment, Recovery & Prevention
NPR: Black Americans are now dying from drug overdoses at a higher rate than whites
WDKY: Jessamine County parents launch drug addiction support group following sons overdose
American Medical Association: Toolkit packed with evidence to help end drug-overdose epidemic
Human Resource Executive: Mental health, addiction go hand in hand—and COVID is making both worse
Kaiser Health News: Calls to Overhaul Methadone Distribution Intensify, but Clinics Resist
WYMT: Eastern Kentucky seeing uptick in overdoses from new drug
WHSV (West Virginia): Overdose deaths decline in West Virginia
Yahoo: Rx Summit 2022 returns in-person for the first time since 2019, offering the largest annual gathering combatting opioid, addiction crises
University of Kentucky: UK Faculty, Student Work Highlighted at Substance Use Research Event
Public Policy & Legislation
WhiteHouse.gov: FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce Strategy to Address Our National Mental Health Crisis, As Part of Unity Agenda in his First State of the Union
Congress.gov: S.2796 – Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
Congress.gov: H.R.2379 – State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2021
Legislature.ky.gov: House Bill 514 (establishes pilot program for harm reduction centers)
Legislature.ky.gov: Senate Bill 10 (addressing statewide nursing shortage)
Legislature.ky.gov: House Bill 174 (extending Medicaid coverage for postpartum women)
Legislature.ky.gov: House Bill 215 (increasing the penalty for importing or trafficking carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives)
Legislature.ky.gov: House Bill 127 – Tim’s Law (expanding outpatient treatment program for Kentuckians with severe mental illness)
Legislature.ky.gov: Senate Bill 178 (certification for clinical supervisors of alcohol and drug counselors)
Legislature.ky.gov: House Bill 349 (enforce regions for Community Mental Health Centers)
WDRB: Opioid distributors to pay nearly $1 billion to Indiana, Kentucky to fight addiction crisis
New York Times: Sacklers and Purdue Pharma Reach New Deal With States Over Opioids
Bristol Herald Courier (Tennessee): Tennessee bill would legalize fentanyl strips
Huntington Herald-Dispatch (West Virginia): Bill would monitor long-term effects of substance use disorder treatment
Upcoming Events
Rx Summit – April 18-21, 2022 – Atlanta, GA
Kentucky Chamber Recovery in the Workplace Conference – June 21, 2022 – Lexington, KY