Treatment, Recovery & Prevention LOCAL NEWS WHAS-TV 11: Addiction resources, treatment options in Kentucky, Indiana The Appalachian News-Express: Too many, too often: National Overdose Prevention Day The Courier Journal: 2nd Annual International Overdose Awareness Day rally and march in Louisville FOX 56 News: Jessamine County hosts 3rd annual Drug Overdose[Read More…]
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Treatment, Recovery & Prevention LOCAL NEWS KET: Panel applauded Kentucky’s 5% drop in overdose deaths in 2022, but cited new challenges and remaining difficulties Kentucky Health News: Mobile unit provides addiction recovery, other medical services in Glasgow, Leitchfield, Hodgenville, Bardstown and Lebanon The Courier Journal: Spending $400 million to build[Read More…]
How Kentucky Became One of the Most Incarcerated Places in the Country
Prioritizing punishment over public health has hurt Kentucky communities. Nazish Dholakia | Senior Writer | Aug 09, 2023 Amanda Hall is an organizer and advocate based in Louisa, a town of about 2,700 people in eastern Kentucky. She moved into policy work after running a drug treatment and recovery center where[Read More…]
Nonprofit naloxone maker celebrates FDA approval by donating 200,000 doses
By Lev Facher | Aug. 9, 2023 A nonprofit naloxone manufacturer is celebrating its recent market approval by giving away 200,000 doses of its over-the-counter nasal spray. Harm Reduction Therapeutics said in a statement that it will donate nearly a quarter-million doses of its new product to the Remedy Alliance, an organization[Read More…]
The advantage of virtual opioid treatment
Illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Axios Just 1 in 5 adults who had opioid use disorder in 2021 received medication to treat it, new federal data show. Why it matters: The finding speaks to the role that expanded telehealth access played in connecting people to drug treatment during the pandemic. What they’re saying: “More than 80,000[Read More…]
Spending $400 million to build new jail doesn’t address addiction or mental health crisis
By Jim Wayne | Opinion Contributor The year was 1972. Denny Crum scouted the best talent for what would become a nationally honored men’s basketball program for the University of Louisville. Sitting with the Southern Indiana high school senior and his working class parents at their dining table, Coach Crum made the[Read More…]
Some Health Workers See Double the Risk for Fatal Drug Overdoses
— Pre-pandemic study finds that RNs and others faced elevated risks. by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today | August 7, 2023 Certain healthcare workers including registered nurses (RNs) were at increased risk for fatal drug overdoses, a longitudinal study from 2008 to 2019 found. After adjustment for various factors, the risk[Read More…]
Buprenorphine Cost a Potential Barrier for Opioid-Addicted Youth, Adults
— Opioid use disorder medication remains underused, and cost appears to contribute, studies show. by Jennifer Henderson | Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today | August 7, 2023 For young people with opioid use disorder (OUD), buprenorphine costs have declined overall but with drastic variation by payer type, researchers found. Examining buprenorphine[Read More…]
Only 1 in 5 people with opioid use disorder received medication in 2021
BY JOSEPH CHOI | 08/07/23 | 2:39 PM ET A study published Monday found that only about 1 out of 5 U.S. adults dealing with opioid use disorder in 2021 received medications to treat their condition, despite newer guidance recommending the use of such treatments. The research from the Centers for Disease[Read More…]
Just 22% of US Adults With OUD Receive Medication-Assisted Treatment
By Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor About 2.5 million US adults at least 18 years of age had an opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2021, but just 22% received medication-assisted treatment (MAT), according to a study released Monday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health[Read More…]