Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Jeffersontown Police Chief Rick Sanders teamed up for this year’s Drug Take Back Day. Last year, the initiative collected over 13,000 pounds of prescription medication, taking a necessary step in preventing opioid misuse. Read more here.
Author: Kentucky Recovery News
EKY health organizations hold recovery festival
In Eastern Kentucky, two health organizations held a recovery festival to encourage individuals to support those in their community who are struggling with substance use disorder (SUD). The festival gave people who have never experienced SUD a chance to build community and support their neighbors. Read more here.
Substance abuse contributes to worker shortage
During the pandemic and the isolation that ensued, many individuals turned to substance use to cope with the rising mental and physical health issues. This increase in substance use disorder led to a decline in workforce participation between February 2020 and January 2022. Read more here.
Grants could fund addiction recovery house, special needs facility
After grant approval, Barren County will bring to life an addiction recovery house for men with the assistance of Fuller Counseling Services in Glasgow. This faith-based organization does not administer medications, solely serving their clients through counseling. Read more here.
Kentucky Recovery News | Weekly Roundup
Treatment, Recovery & Prevention WYMT: ARC President/CEO Receives Beacon of Hope Award Spectrum News: UK Medical Team Shares Findings in Combatting Opioid Crisis at Rx and Illicit Drug Summit Spectrum News: Mother-Daughter Duo Opens Up About Casey’s Law, Addiction Struggles WFIE: Ky. Gov. Beshear Announces New Grants for Addiction Treatment and Recovery[Read More…]
FACT SHEET: White House Releases 2022 National Drug Control Strategy that Outlines Comprehensive Path Forward to Address Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
In his National Drug Control Strategy, President Biden addresses untreated addiction and drug trafficking, two critical drivers of the American opioid epidemic. Among other things, the Strategy seeks to expand access to interventions like naloxone, increase access to quality treatment programs for high-risk individuals, and reduce the supply of illicit[Read More…]
ARC raising concerns over rise in teenage overdoses
Between 2019 and 2020 there was a 94% increase, nationally, in fatal overdoses among teenagers. Unafraid and unaware, teens are experimenting with drugs containing the lethal substance fentanyl which is 80-100 times stronger than morphine. Read more here.
An addiction program plans to expand into Owensboro
Volunteers of America Mid-States (VOA) is currently serving the Kentucky communities in Louisville, Manchester, and Corbin, and is planning to bring VOA’s Freedom House to Owensboro on grants from the PNC Foundation and the Hager Educational Foundation. This new development will provide residential and outpatient care to at least fifty[Read More…]
$4.9 million in grants announced to expand treatment, recovery services
Through Senate Bill 192, Gov. Beshear granted 17 non-profits $4.9 million in funding to address Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). By supporting pregnant and parenting mothers who struggle with substance use disorder, Ky. legislators are creating a better future for these women, their children, and all those impacted by this crisis.[Read More…]
Pandemic stress and loneliness are making addiction more common: When to get help
The isolation caused by the pandemic led to increased levels of stress, anxiety, and mental health disorders, resulting in a need to cope with these challenges. Those already struggling with addictive behaviors suffered greatly from the lack of social opportunities and structure of daily routines. These contributing factors led to[Read More…]