By Jordan Mullins HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – On Wednesday, April 12, the Biden Administration designated fentanyl mixed with a horse tranquilizer called xylazine an “emerging threat to the United States.” In Eastern Kentucky, the emergence of this combination, also known as “tranq dope”, has left officials worried. “This is not new to[Read More…]
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Millions with opioid addiction don’t receive residential treatment
Live-in facilities offer ‘some of the best treatment for those with severe substance use’ CHICAGO — Approximately 7 million adults in the U.S. are living with opioid use disorder (OUD). Yet a new Northwestern Medicine study that measured residential treatment use among Medicaid enrollees across nine states found only 7% of enrollees[Read More…]
Biden’s drug czar declares fentanyl laced with animal tranquilizer an ’emerging threat’ facing U.S.
Fentanyl mixed with the veterinary sedative xylazine has been linked to a sharp increase of overdose deaths across the country. By Daniel Arkin President Joe Biden’s drug czar on Wednesday declared that fentanyl mixed with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer known as “tranq” that has been linked to a rising number of overdose[Read More…]
Kentucky addiction center raising awareness of alcohol abuse
From 2015 to 2019, excessive alcohol deaths per capita in Kentucky increased by as much as 40%.(WBKO) By Isaac Calvert BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, there are an average of 2,206 alcohol-related deaths each year in the state of Kentucky. The Center[Read More…]
Today’s Interview: Recovery expert: Kentucky has an alcohol problem
WEKU | By Stan Ingold With the rise of the opioid epidemic experts say another long-term problem in Kentucky could be overlooked. Alcohol use disorder on average, contributes to over 22-hundred deaths in the commonwealth each year. Kentucky taxpayers spent nearly 3-point-2 billion- dollars because of excessive alcohol use in 2010;[Read More…]
Naloxone can help save someone suffering overdose; what we all should know about this lifesaving drug
By Dr. Trish FreemanUniversity of Kentucky Chances are you or someone close to you has been directly impacted by the opioid epidemic, which continues to afflict Kentucky. In 2021, overdose deaths in Kentucky reached an all-time high of 2,250, with 90% involving an opioid. Because bystanders are present in more[Read More…]
RECON KY honors 2023 Kentucky Recovery Hall of Fame inductees during KY Chamber conference
By Northern Kentucky Tribune Staff RECON KY, a consortium working to promote long-term recovery in Kentucky, honored its 2023 Kentucky Recovery Hall of Fame inductees during the Kentucky Chamber’s fifth annual Recovery in the Workplace Conference this week. 2023 Recovery Hall of Fame honorees (Photo from RECON KY • Van Ingram,[Read More…]
Louisville families, addiction recovery groups applauding FDA’s approval for over-the-counter Narcan
By Dakota Sherek and Molly Jett LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Local families and addiction recovery groups are applauding the decision to allow an overdose-reversing drug to be sold over the counter. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing[Read More…]
Fair chance hiring prioritized at the 2023 Kentucky Chamber Recovery in the Workplace Conference
BY: JACQUELINE PITTS The Kentucky business, recovery, and education community gathered to discuss hiring, training, and retaining individuals in recovery from substance use disorder at the Kentucky Chamber’s 5th Annual Recovery in the Workplace Conference on Tuesday. Kicking off the event, Kentucky Chamber Foundation Workforce Center Executive Director LaKisha Miller kicked off[Read More…]
New law will establish standards for addiction recovery facilities in Kentucky
by GIL McCLANAHAN LOUISA, Ky. (WCHS) — To combat a growing number of fake addiction recovery houses in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear recently signed a new law that requires recovery houses to follow quality standards. Supporters said the goal is to make sure those recovering from addiction actually receive the care they[Read More…]