BELLEFONTE Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) announced Wednesday that Timothy Hatfield has joined the company’s leadership team, according to a news release. Hatfield will serve as president of ARC’s newly formed hospital division, which will carry out the organization’s efforts to offer more comprehensive behavioral health and mental health services. In this[Read More…]
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Vending machine dispensing doses of Narcan emptied 24 hours after being introduced to the Vine Grove community
48 doses of life-saving Narcan were taken from a vending machine in a little over a 24 hour period. Quickly after the ribbon cutting ceremony to honor the new vending machine, individuals began utilizing the machine that dispenses Narcan. City officials hope this new addition to the community will save[Read More…]
New Study Shows Few Patients Adhere to Opioid Treatment Plans
A new study shows that fewer than a third of patients who were given drugs in emergency departments to treat an opioid addiction follow up and continue their treatments. The staggering statistics reveal the importance of addressing the social determinants of addiction and ensuring patients can access clinics and community[Read More…]
Weekly Update for Dec. 13 – 17
Treatment, Recovery & Prevention Corbin Times-Tribune: Operation UNITE using $15,000 to provide support for transitional housing Ashland Daily Independent: A step closer: Addiction Recovery Care signs letter of intent; 250 jobs on horizon Wall Street Journal: Fentanyl Invades More Illicit Pills, With Deadly Consequences Axios: Tennessee prisons see overdoses surge Becker’s Hospital Review: Fentanyl overdose[Read More…]
Pharmacy chains under scrutiny for their involvement in U.S. opioid crisis
Current litigations are holding pharmacy chains responsible for their contributions for fueling the opioid crisis. Between 1999 and 2019, data reveals that nearly 50,000 deaths were caused by overdoses. Read more here.
Kentucky sees spike in overdose deaths throughout 2020
Kentucky health officials are reporting overdose deaths at alarming rates. During 2020, nearly 2,000 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses. Advocates are working to reverse many negative factors that have contributed to the deaths including creating opportunities for employment, recovery, and access to education. Read more here.
Study: Kentucky ranks fourth, among 38 states studied, in per-resident costs of opioid-use disorder and deaths resulting from it
A new report from the CDC found that Kentucky’s combined per-resident costs from opioid-use disorder and its resulting deaths in 2017 was $5,491, including $3,007 for OUD deaths. Of the 38 states included in the report, Kentucky ranked second for per-resident cost of OUD and 10th for per-resident spending on[Read More…]