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.
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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.
New emergency boxes will help bystanders save Kentuckians from overdosing
Emergency kits are popping up across the commonwealth that contain the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. Health advocates hope that this resource will save more lives. Read more here.
Money is arriving to Kentucky to help fight the opioid crisis
Kentucky’s Attorney General Daniel Cameron explained that money received from a settlement against pharmaceutical distributors will help lay the foundation to fix issues stemming from the opioid epidemic. Read more here.
New Kentucky Transformational Employment Program Empowers Businesses to Play a Leading Role in Addressing Addiction Crisis
FRANKFORT, Ky. – As part of the state’s ongoing efforts to address the Commonwealth’s addiction crisis and provide meaningful support to Kentuckians impacted by substance use, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, Kentuckiana Health Collaborative and Kentucky Opioid[Read More…]
Owenton Kentucky welcomes new Addiction Recovery Center (ARC) for women
The new facility managed by ARC will focus on women and their road to recovery. The residential program will have the capacity to support 100 women. Read more here.
A former police officer recalls how one visit to Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) changed his outlook
A police officer from Beattyville, Ky. describes how he left the police force to pursue a career that helps Kentuckians battle addiction. Read more here.
New fatality report highlights Kentucky’s struggle with overdose deaths
Substance misuse is one of Kentucky’s leading health and safety issues. The report, developed by The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, indicates that opioid addiction has increased during the pandemic. Causes are linked to the interruption of routine treatment due to limited access to healthcare services. Read more here.
American Rescue Plan can help Kentucky fight the opioid crisis
Support from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act is on its way to Kentucky. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Attorney General Daniel Cameron would like to utilize the funding Kentucky receives from the package to support addiction recovery efforts. Matt Brown of Addiction Recovery Centers (ARC)[Read More…]
ARC is providing care to women in rural parts of Kentucky
ARC has opened a new care facility in Owenton, Kentucky that will treat women navigating addiction and recovery. The new space is the only facility within 30 miles that has a specialty for treating women. The facility will have the capacity to help women in recovery find jobs in careers[Read More…]