Treatment, Recovery & Prevention
Louisville Courier-Journal: Louisville addiction treatment center plans 5-story West End affordable housing complex
WLKY: New Opioid Solution Website Unveiled, Providing Help for Kentuckians With Drug Settlements
University of Kentucky: Applications Open for Loan Repayment Assistance for Behavioral and Mental Health Professionals
STAT News: An Overdose Cluster Kills 8 Black People and Shows the New Shape of the Addiction Crisis
Kentucky Health News: New Text-Messaging Program Launches in Kentucky and Four Other States to Curb Misuse of Opioids for Pain
Northwestern University: Coming wave of opioid overdoses ‘will be worse than ever been before’
WCHS: Louisa, Ky. business giving those in recovery a chance at a career
The Hill: We have an obligation to treat substance abuse in jails and prisons
WPSD: Health department, jail working together in effort to prevent overdose deaths
Pharmacy Times: Study: Gabapentin-Related Overdose Deaths Increasing, Associated with Opioid Use
Public Policy & Legislation
Public Policy & Legislation
Federal Legislation
- S.2796 – Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
- H.R.2379 – State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2021
- H.R.4897 – Support Recovery from Addiction Act of 2021
- H.R.7255 – Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act
- H.R.7238 – Timely Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Act
- H.R.7235 – Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act of 2022
- S.4301 – Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act
Pew Charitable Trusts: How State Legislatures Can Pass Effective Policies on Substance Use Disorder
Health Policy: By Perpetuating Substance Use Disorder Stigma, Public Housing Policy Causes Harm
C-SPAN: Senate Hearing on Fentanyl and Overdose Deaths
New York Times: Biden’s Drug Czar Is Leading the Charge for a ‘Harm Reduction’ Approach
USA Today: Despite West Virginia ruling, pharmaceuticals face consequences in opioid epidemic
Upcoming Events
2022 NARR Best Practices Summit – October 24-26, 2022 – Richmond, VA
Michael E. Townsend Leadership Academy – Aug. 31 – Sept. 2, 2022 – Natural Bridge State Park
Lunch Bunch: Meet and Greet with PAR’s New CEO – August 12, 2022 @ 1 PM- Louisville, KY