TOM LATEK | Kentucky Today Jul 19, 2023 FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – According to the Kentucky State Police (KSP) annual statewide crime report, overall serious crime rates dropped in 2022 from the prior year, and included fewer reports and arrests for homicides, drug offenses and robberies. The 2022 Crime in[Read More…]
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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…]
Here’s how much money Louisville will receive from opioid settlements
By Eleanor McCrary, Louisville Courier Journal Louisville Metro Government and Jefferson County will receive over $57 million in opioid settlement money over two decades, Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a press conference Thursday. The city is set to receive the first $7 million installment by the end of 2023. The[Read More…]
AMERICA’S APPROACH TO ADDICTION HAS GONE OFF THE RAILS
In a time of fentanyl and meth, we need to use law enforcement differently—and more often. By Sam Quinones This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. In Louisville, Kentucky,[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…]
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…]
How the pandemic spurred a push to expand methadone access
BY JOSEPH CHOI | 07/12/23 | 5:30 AM ET A bipartisan push to expand methadone access across America is picking up momentum after restrictions on the medication were relaxed during the pandemic. Methadone is one of the most effective treatments available for opioid use disorder (OUD), however experts have long feared[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…]