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Cameron calls for $5,000 bonuses for Kentucky police, allowing murder charges in fatal overdoses
Republican’s 12-point public safety plan conflicts with policy recommendations from the right and left, says ACLU advocate. BY: MCKENNA HORSLEY | JULY 13, 2023 | 5:50 AM LOUISVILLE — Republican Daniel Cameron says that as governor he would oppose subpoena powers for civilian police review boards and support giving Kentucky law enforcement officers[Read More…]
Thirteen in Anderson die from drug overdoses
Jul 13, 2023 FRANKFORT — The battle has not been won but a national report finds that Kentucky is one of eight states making significant reductions in drug overdose deaths. Gov. Andy Beshear released the 2022 Overdose Fatality Report stating that 2,135 Kentuckians lost their lives to a drug overdose[Read More…]
New UCF Study Examines Insurance Barriers to Access Opioid Addiction Medication
While insurance coverage of some forms of buprenorphine has improved over the years, researchers say coverage of new, more effective forms of the medication is lacking. By Danielle Hendrix ’15 | July 12, 2023 In 2021, more people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. than any other year in history, according[Read More…]
Horse tranquillizer increasingly common in opioid overdoses, Kentucky poison control says
By Reyna Katko | July 12, 2023 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The U.S. is seeing an alarming increase in opioids laced with xylazine, a tranquillizer for horses and other animals. Kentucky has had more than a handful of xylazine overdoses, and, to make matters worse, xylazine is resistant to Narcan[Read More…]
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: A Look at the Evolving Landscape of Federal OUD Treatment Policies
By Heather Saunders & Nirmita Panchal | July 11, 2023 Opioid overdose deaths, primarily driven by fentanyl, have surged during the pandemic, exposing significant gaps in access to and availability of treatment. From 2016 to 2021, opioid overdose deaths nearly doubled, from 42,249 to 80,411. By 2021, these deaths accounted for 75% of all fatal drug overdoses, up from 66% in[Read More…]
Here’s who controls the $50 billion opioid settlement funds in each state
Kaiser Health News | By Aneri Pattani Published July 10, 2023 at 9:41 AM EDT As more than $50 billion makes its way to state and local governments to compensate for the opioid epidemic, people with high hopes for the money are already fighting over a little-known bureaucratic arm of the process:[Read More…]
Substance Abuse Is Climbing Among Seniors
Many aging baby boomers have long histories with drugs, cannabis and alcohol. “The field wasn’t ready for that,” said one expert. By Paula Span | July 9, 2023 When Dr. Benjamin Han, a geriatrician and addiction medicine specialist, meets new patients at the School of Medicine at the University of California,[Read More…]
After the Addiction, Opioid Users Struggle to Get Back to Work
By Annelise Gilbert, Bloomberg Law July 6, 2023 Given the nationwide opioid epidemic, John said he didn’t think disclosing his methadone treatment for a previous opioid addiction to his employer would be a big deal. The clinic where he received treatment six times a week was only four or five[Read More…]
Not your stereotypical addict
Opioid abuse and deaths among older adults have skyrocketed. Could you have a problem and not know it? July 1, 2023 By Maureen SalamonExecutive EditorHarvard Women’s Health Watch You’ve had a stressful few months: major surgery led to lingering pain worsened by vague anxiety, the unsettled sense you aren’t quite back[Read More…]