Treatment, Recovery & Prevention Wall Street Journal: Opioid Overdose Death Rate for U.S. Black Population Is Higher Than for White Kaiser Health News: Telehealth Has Played an Outsized Role Meeting Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic Spectrum News: How one Kentucky photo exhibit aims to raise overdose awareness WSAZ: Addiction Recovery Care finalizes[Read More…]
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State leaders making efforts to help Kentucky fight opioid crisis
A bipartisan group of state leaders is working to incorporate Pew Research Center’s recommendations on how best to address the opioid crisis. Through these efforts, lawmakers are expanding access to addiction treatment and helping more Kentuckians live healthy and meaningful lives. Read more here.
Upcoming Biden opioid plan will target treatment, trafficking
Rahul Gupta, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said, “if it remains easier to get illicit drugs in America than treatment, we’ll never be able to bend the curve in overdoses.” The Biden Administration plans to release its plan for both issues, treatment and trafficking, before June.[Read More…]
HHS announces funding for substance use treatment and prevention programs
The Department of Health and Human Services announced the funding of two grant programs to better the lives of Americans struggling with substance use disorder. The grants aim to decrease the misuse of prescription drugs and expand access to medication-assisted treatment. Read more here.
Telehealth has played an outsized role meeting mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic
As more Americans are struggling with mental health and substance use due to the COVID-19 pandemic, studies show many people now depend on telehealth for essential counseling and help. Prior to the pandemic, telehealth appointments accounted for less than 1 percent of outpatient visits, but has since increased to over[Read More…]
Opioid overdose death rate for U.S. Black population is higher than for white
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, caused overdose deaths among the Black population to surpass whites, in 2020, for the first time since 1999. Researchers say closing the gaps to the access of treatment and harm-reduction services could save many lives. Read more here.
Press Release: Greenup County One Step Closer to Treatment Center As Addiction Recovery Care Finalizes Purchase Agreement for Portion of Former Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital
Greenup County One Step Closer to Treatment Center As Addiction Recovery Care Finalizes Purchase Agreement for Portion of Former Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital ASHLAND, Ky. – In Eastern Kentucky, community members have been hit disproportionately hard by the addiction crisis – something that has only worsened amid the pandemic[Read More…]
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Treatment, Recovery & Prevention WDKY: Users doubling up on fentanyl, methamphetamine despite Ky. treatment options, free Narcan Hazard Herald: OPINION: Today’s fentanyl-driven addiction crisis requires all-hands-on-deck approach Louisville Courier-Journal: OPINION: What problems do incarcerated women face and how should we address them? WBKO: Overdose deaths in Warren County doubled in 2021 HealthDay: Black Americans Now[Read More…]
Army reservists can face alcohol issues after deployment, with little support
Members of the U.S. National Guard who engage in direct combat face higher rates of heavy drinking and binge drinking than those not deployed. Reservists, unlike active-duty military personnel, have limited access to behavioral health centers and lack the necessary help and treatment. Read more here.
Users doubling up on fentanyl, methamphetamine despite Ky. treatment options, free Narcan
Gov. Beshear recently announced that a federal grant is providing free Narcan to reduce opioid overdose deaths in eight counties. Even with the increase in availability of Narcan, those struggling with substance use are finding and using fentanyl and methamphetamine on the same day. Read more here.