Treatment, Recovery & Prevention
Wall Street Journal: Opioid Overdose Death Rate for U.S. Black Population Is Higher Than for White
Kaiser Health News: Telehealth Has Played an Outsized Role Meeting Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Spectrum News: How one Kentucky photo exhibit aims to raise overdose awareness
WSAZ: Addiction Recovery Care finalizes purchase agreement for part of former OLBH complex
STAT: Emergency responses must not overlook people with substance use disorders
Northern Kentucky Tribune: Commentary: House Bill 349 will protect Ky’s CMHCs and local access to comprehensive crisis services
Newsweek: U.S. Soldiers Not Receiving Alcohol Abuse Treatment They Need: DOD Study
CNN: How xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, is making overdoses even riskier
WISH (Indiana): Ball State establishes center for substance use research
CNN: US drug overdose deaths reach another record high as deaths from fentanyl surge
Washington University in St. Louis: In U.S., alcohol use disorder linked to 232 million missed workdays annually
Public Policy & Legislation
Federal Legislation
- S.2796 – Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
- H.R.2379 – State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2021
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)
Commonwealth Journal: Rogers secures funding to combat skyrocketing overdose rates
Bloomberg: Upcoming Biden Opioid Plan Will Target Treatment, Trafficking
HHS: HHS Announces Funding for Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Programs
WFPL: Ky. House enhances penalties for fentanyl trafficking
WTVQ: Nearly $10 million earmarked for community projects in eastern Kentucky
WTVQ: Senate committee passes Moser’s measure to expand community health worker program
WFIE: Kentucky House Bill to bring new healthcare teaching center to Owensboro
Upcoming Events
ASAM Annual Conference – March 31-April 1, 2022 – Hollywood, FL
Rx Summit – April 18-21, 2022 – Atlanta, GA
Kentucky Chamber Recovery in the Workplace Conference – June 21, 2022 – Lexington, KY