Treatment, Recovery & Prevention WYMT: New study shows national spike in alcohol-related deaths during pandemic WBKO: RECON KY opens nominations for 2022 Recovery Hall of Fame Awards Paintsville Herald: Central Elementary STLP builds website to battle drug addiction Cincinnati Enquirer: Roger Zellars, who created sobriety recovery groups for Black men, veterans, dies at 80[Read More…]

Treatment, Recovery & Prevention Spectrum News: New ARC liaison using his struggle with addiction to connect with clients New York Times: Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During the Pandemic, a Study Shows Lexington Herald-Leader: Eastern Ky. recovery center keeps mothers with their kids during addiction treatment Lexington Herald-Leader: Need help recovering from addiction? These resources are[Read More…]

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…]

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…]

Treatment, Recovery & Prevention NPR: Black Americans are now dying from drug overdoses at a higher rate than whitesWDKY: Jessamine County parents launch drug addiction support group following sons overdoseAmerican Medical Association: Toolkit packed with evidence to help end drug-overdose epidemicHuman Resource Executive: Mental health, addiction go hand in hand—and COVID is making both[Read More…]

Treatment, Recovery & Prevention WDKY: ‘Angel Initiative’ provides treatment options for those battling addiction WCMH (Ohio): Fentanyl: potent opioid causing overdoses to skyrocket in Ohio National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism: Words Matter When Discussing Alcohol Issues: A New Stigma-Free Vocabulary for Better AUD Outcomes The Tennessean: Telehealth plays crucial role in treating[Read More…]

Treatment, Recovery & Prevention WDRB: Federal initiative expanding services at Kentucky health clinics Ohio County Monitor: State, UK launch Narcan program to reduce overdose deaths Cincinnati Enquirer: Will Pfefferman, who spent years aiding other NKY residents with addiction, dead at age 56 Spectrum News: A Lexington man redesigns his life following his recovery journey[Read More…]

Treatment, Recovery & Prevention Spectrum News: Bluegrass Community Technical College student creates a second chance for students in recovery ABC News: Overdose deaths cost US $1 trillion annually, bipartisan report finds Lexington Herald-Leader: What is Lexington’s community paramedicine program and how does it work? WDRB: New addiction treatment center opens in Louisville Lexington Herald-Leader: OPINION:[Read More…]

Treatment, Recovery & Prevention The Lane Report: Op-Ed: Kentucky nurses play critical role in addiction treatment & recovery Louisville Courier-Journal: Poverty, substance use, social worker crisis continue to put Kentucky kids at risk Axios: Over 1 million years of life lost to overdoses WTVQ: BCTC students offer hope, inspiration to those impacted by addiction[Read More…]

Treatment, Recovery & Prevention Washington Post: OPINION: More than 1 million have died in the overdose crisis, but still the response is scandalously inadequate WLKY: Louisville groups working together to help people battling addiction Ashland Daily Independent: ‘I didn’t think my mess would ever turn into this’: Catlettsburg mom recognized for sobriety, work[Read More…]