Veterans struggling with substance use and PTSD after coming home from a tour can find hope and healing with the Veteran’s Club. A Kentucky veteran who served with the United States Marine Corps for eight years struggled with drug and alcohol abuse due to PTSD but found strength and stability[Read More…]
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Volunteer Program Offers Support to Individuals Battling Addiction
Kentucky State Police teamed up with the state’s Office of Drug Control Policy and created the Angel Initiative in 2018. The program helps those who need support finding treatment. Read more here.
New book ‘The Least of Us’ details the impact of the opioid crisis throughout America
“The Least of – Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth” exposed the growing opioid epidemic. The book features detailed stories of how the opioid crisis continues to have a negative impact. Read more here.
Volunteers of America launch pilot program to help parents experiencing addiction
VOA has partnered with Kentucky welfare officials to create a pilot program that addresses keeping families together. The program helps parents to keep their children during their recovery journey. Read more here.
Health care professionals advocate for medical-assisted options to treat substance use
Health care professionals are working to educate the public about the importance to medical assisted treatment (MAT) of substance use. The FDA has indicated that MAT can effective when combined with other counseling and behavioral therapies. Read more here.
New unit in Louisville to support underserved communities
New mobile unit will help underserved areas in Louisville to combat addiction and help people with their recovery efforts. Specialists from the unit aim to educate the community and provide support to those navigating their recovery journey. Read more here.
New grant will help children impacted by parental addiction
This week, Gov. Beshear and Kentucky’s Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary, Kerry Harvey shared that a grant of worth $188, 784 will benefit the Family Nurturing Center in Florence. Read more here.
Hopkins County receives assistance from local chamber to provide resources to businesses
Hopkins County Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Agency for Substance Abuse Policy are supporting local businesses and their efforts to keep a healthy workforce via a new program. The program known as Training in a Box will give businesses the tools help employees and combat the opioid crisis.[Read More…]
University receives grant money to combat opioid addiction
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) granted Northern Kentucky University $1 million to provide resources to rural communities with goals to reduce opioid overdoses and addictions. Read more here.
UK Alumna wants to utilize technology to support Kentuckians navigating recovery
Raenae Moore is using a technology system that helps those recovering from addiction manage their sobriety. Read more here.