The Pike County Fiscal Court recently voted to appoint a committee to present recommendations for the use of funds received from the National Opioid Settlement. According to Pike County Judge-Executive Ray Jones, Pike County received approximately $890,000 from the settlement. Although it is ultimately the court’s decision, Jones said, there[Read More…]
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‘This is an illness that does not discriminate’: Campaign seeks to reduce stigma around addiction in Eastern Kentucky
A new campaign has made its way to Eastern Kentucky. The ‘Art Reducing Stigma’ campaign seeks to provide a place for people affected by the opioid epidemic to tell their own stories and “humanize” addiction. “I think a lot of people don’t realize that this is an illness that does[Read More…]