Treatment, Recovery & Prevention LOCAL NEWS WHAS-TV 11: Addiction resources, treatment options in Kentucky, Indiana The Appalachian News-Express: Too many, too often: National Overdose Prevention Day The Courier Journal: 2nd Annual International Overdose Awareness Day rally and march in Louisville FOX 56 News: Jessamine County hosts 3rd annual Drug Overdose[Read More…]
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THIS WEEK: Kentucky Recovery News Weekly Update
Treatment, Recovery & Prevention LOCAL NEWS KET: Panel applauded Kentucky’s 5% drop in overdose deaths in 2022, but cited new challenges and remaining difficulties Kentucky Health News: Mobile unit provides addiction recovery, other medical services in Glasgow, Leitchfield, Hodgenville, Bardstown and Lebanon The Courier Journal: Spending $400 million to build[Read More…]
THIS WEEK: Kentucky Recovery News | Weekly Update
Treatment, Recovery & Prevention LOCAL NEWS Beckers Behavioral Health: Addiction Recovery Care’s unique approach to addiction treatment The Daily Independent: ARC echoes U.S. Drug Czar’s call WKRC-TV: Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana among top 10 states with most drug overdose deaths PR Newswire: Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) Partners with Accelecom for[Read More…]
Opioid addiction starts at the ER, according to studies.
by Bocconi University Legitimate prescriptions of opioids as painkillers are a contributing factor in long-term addiction to these substances. This is what Sarah Eichmeyer of Bocconi’s Department of Economics and Jonathan Zhang of McMaster University in Canada found and described in two recent papers, “Pathways into Opioid Dependence: Evidence from[Read More…]
Kentucky Recovery News | Weekly Update
Treatment, Recovery & Prevention LOCAL NEWS WKYT-TV: Commission hears testimony about how African plant could help Kentucky’s opioid epidemic WHOP Radio: Republican governor candidate Daniel Cameron discusses drug abuse, crime in Kentucky The Herald-Leader: KY commission hears from experts on promise of psychedelic to treat opioid addiction Spectrum News: Kentucky[Read More…]
Advocates of using psychedelic drug ibogaine to treat addiction say its risks to the heart can be mitigated in a controlled study
TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2023 By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission held its first public hearing Monday, July 17, to discuss funding development of an opioid-use disorder treatment using the psychedelic drug ibogaine with some of the money the state is getting from settlements with drug makers and[Read More…]
Mountain State Spotlight explains: West Virginia’s opioid settlement foundation will soon have board members. Here’s how they’re picked.
By Allen Siegler for Mountain State Spotlight Local governments have been selecting their representatives for the West Virginia First Foundation. Here’s the process and what impact they’ll have on the state’s efforts to abate the opioid crisis. In the coming days, local government leaders across West Virginia are set to[Read More…]
Kentucky opioid commission considers proposal on $42M funding for Ibogaine research
BY KHYATI PATEL | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission is considering a proposal to distribute $42 million. On Monday, the commission heard from experts on a treatment drug called Ibogaine. What You Need To Know Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission met to hear about Ibogaine researchAngela Parkerson shared[Read More…]
Kentucky Recovery News | Weekly Update
Treatment, Recovery & Prevention Local News Lexington Herald-Leader: Opinion – Vivitrol is not the only answer to opioid recovery Spectrum News: Kentucky alert system reports high number of overdoses Louisville Public Media: Here’s who controls the $50 billion opioid settlement funds in each state WPSD-TV: Substance abuse impacts older adults,[Read More…]
Aromatherapy could provide a sweet smell of success for substance use disorder patients, WVU study finds
Thursday, July 13, 2023 (Editor’s note: Watch a video with researcher Marian Reven explaining the benefits of aromatherapy.) Aromatherapy eases stress in people undergoing treatment for substance use disorder which, in turn, could enhance their chances of a successful recovery, according to West Virginia University research. The study, which is ongoing, incorporates the use of[Read More…]