BY HANNAH STANLEY Mayor Linda Gorton announced Wednesday the creation of the Opioid Abatement Commission that will be responsible for suggesting to administration and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council how to allocate the National Opioid Litigation settlement funds. A joint lawsuit with additional cities and states resulted in an agreement[Read More…]
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Kentucky to receive over $300M as part of national opioid settlement
By Fletcher Keel The state of Kentucky will receive more than $317 million over 15 years as part of a $17.3 billion national settlement, the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office says. In a press release from Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the settlement is with pharmaceutical companies Teva and Allergan as well[Read More…]
Gorton names new Opioid Abatement Commission members
By Dylan Scheid LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — Mayor Linda Gorton held a press conference Wednesday to announce the members of the new Opioid Abatement Commission. The purpose of the commission will be to recommend appropriate uses for funds received from the National Opioid Litigation settlements. The mayor named 13 people[Read More…]
‘I’m actually living:’ Louisville car dealership partners with sober living facility
BY ERIN KELLY | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Ford dealership on Fifth Street in downtown Louisville was a short walk from Beacon House, the sober living facility where James Sherrill Jr. had been staying nearly 10 years ago, and Sherrill needed a job. He started as a shuttle driver and began working[Read More…]
Few rehab centers for addicted teens offer recommended medicine, US study finds
A new study finds only 1 in 4 residential treatment centers for U.S. teens offers a recommended treatment medicine for opioid addiction. By CARLA K. JOHNSON – AP Medical Writer Only 1 in 4 residential treatment centers for teens offers a recommended medicine for opioid addiction, according to a study[Read More…]
Frankfort launches overdose response team
Frankfort Police Chief Dustin Bowman said he thinks of his own family as he works to support people suffering from substance use disorder. “I’ve seen how it’s torn families apart, how children have been removed from home and unfortunately, I’ve seen how a brother-in-law — mine — passed away from his[Read More…]
Less Than 60% of US Pharmacies Stock Buprenorphine for SUD, Creating Multiple Treatment Deserts
Only 57.9% of pharmacies in the U.S. stock buprenorphine, a prescription used for medication-assisted treatment (MAT). That’s according to new research published in JAMA highlighting a potential access issue for patients in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The cross-sectional study was based on data from virtual MAT provider Bicycle Health and included[Read More…]
Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under ’70s-era war on drugs law
A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths. By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At Cleveland’s Urban Kutz Barbershop, customers can flip through magazines as[Read More…]
Opioid Deaths Could Hit 165,000 Annually Without Intervention, Biden Official Warns
By Molly Bohannon, Forbes Staff The director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy warned that—without implementation of President Joe Biden’s intervention initiatives—opioid deaths could dramatically increase to about 165,000 annually by 2025. KEY FACTS Biden-nominated drug czar Dr. Rahul Gupta warned of the potential increase in[Read More…]
Opioid Deaths Could Hit 165,000 Annually Without Intervention, Biden Official Warns
The director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy warned that—without implementation of President Joe Biden’s intervention initiatives—opioid deaths could dramatically increase to about 165,000 annually by 2025. Read more at Forbes.