Researchers at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) and the Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago have released a report detailing the findings of a study conducted to understand possible factors that contribute to Eastern Kentucky[Read More…]
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‘Opioid treatment deserts’ abound, study finds
For individuals living in areas without opioid treatment centers, accessing the care they need for long-term recovery can be virtually impossible, according to a new study led by Ohio State University researchers. The study used 2013-2017 data from emergency management services agencies throughout Franklin County. “The study identified clear opioid[Read More…]
Overdose Deaths Surged In Pandemic, As More Drugs Were Laced With Fentanyl
According to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, synthetic opioid fatalities rose by an unprecedented 55 percent. The head of the National Institute of Drug Abuse says that the spike in overdose deaths is the result of people often consuming fentanyl without knowing it. Read[Read More…]
How Bad Is Our Pandemic Drinking Problem?
The New York Times reports that a growing body of research has begun to confirm that Americans, and women in particular, are drinking more alcohol in response to the COVID-19. A survey conducted in May 2020 by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Maryland,[Read More…]
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…]