Treatment, Recovery & Prevention
Fahe: KIPRC Receives $2.2 MM to Evaluate Kentucky Access to Recovery Program
Louisville Business First: Volunteers of America to build 80-unit affordable housing complex
Louisville Public Media: The White House unveils a new system to track and better prevent opioid overdoses
Paducah Sun: Town hall addresses opioid epidemic regional impact
Levisa Lazer: Karen’s Place celebrates 12 years of changing lives
WAVE: New addiction treatment center opens in Louisville
WDRB: Kentucky’s first in-home addiction treatment program opens in Louisville
WKYT: Opioid overdose treatment could be available without a prescription by next year
WTVQ: White House releases new data on US overdose survival rate
Kentucky New Era: Few Americans Understand Alcohol’s Impact on Cancer Risk: Survey
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
Kaiser Health News: Addiction Treatment Funds May Make The Cut In Omnibus Spending Package
Grassley Press Release: Grassley, Ossoff Bill Tackling Opioid Epidemic Heads To President’s Desk
Medpage Today: Police Attitudes on Naloxone Use for Overdose Improved With Pharmacists’ Help
Marketplace: Prescription drugs are effective treatments for opioid addiction. Expanding access won’t be easy.
USA Today: The White House is now tracking nonfatal opioid overdoses by state. Why that’s important.
Upcoming Events
Rx and Illicit Drug Summit 2023 – April 10-13, 2023 – Atlanta, GA