Treatment, Recovery & Prevention
WDRB: Federal initiative expanding services at Kentucky health clinics
Ohio County Monitor: State, UK launch Narcan program to reduce overdose deaths
Cincinnati Enquirer: Will Pfefferman, who spent years aiding other NKY residents with addiction, dead at age 56
Spectrum News: A Lexington man redesigns his life following his recovery journey battling addiction
New York Times: Overdose Deaths in the United States Are Rising at a Troubling Rate
CNN: Middle-school children fall prey to fatal fentanyl overdoses
PBS: What suicides tied to overdose tell us about disparities in mental health care
Newsweek: New Study Shows Link Between Opioid Overdoses and COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
The Hill: Drug overdose deaths reach record high
CNN: New data show US drug epidemic is deadlier than ever, but preventing overdoses is an uphill battle
Public Policy & Legislation
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: *NEW THIS WEEK* House Bill 514 (establishes pilot program for harm reduction centers)
Legislature.ky.gov: *NEW THIS WEEK* 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)
Politico: Mental health push in Congress sparks lobbying frenzy
Pew Charitable Trusts: Improved Opioid Treatment Programs Would Expand Access to Quality Care