By Chandler Wilcox HARLAN, Ky. (WYMT) – Addiction recovery specialists are faced with a new monster, fentanyl, which they say was responsible for 73% of drug overdose deaths last year. Groups came together in response for a Drug Summit in Harlan, where hours of education with moments of emotional pleas took[Read More…]
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Great Health Divide | EKY addiction recovery ecosystem is strong, but gaps, high demand remain
Successful pre-pandemic efforts provide a blueprint as advocates try to address COVID-era overdose increases. By Garrett Wymer CORBIN, Ky. (WKYT) – Before he led Addiction Recovery Care, Tim Robinson was in need of addiction recovery care. “I almost drank myself to death,” Robinson told WKYT’s Garrett Wymer on a recent winter day inside Corbin City[Read More…]
Churches in Hopkins County focus on addiction recovery
By CHIP HUTCHESON Kentucky Today WHITE PLAINS, Ky. (KT) – Two churches in Hopkins County have embraced the “love your neighbor” commandment by offering programs aimed to help those battling addictions. J.D. Holt, pastor of White Plains Missionary Baptist Church, said significant addiction problems in the county prompted the beginning[Read More…]
NKU Awarded $1 Million for Opioid Work in Rural Communities
Northern Kentucky University received $1 million in federal funding to support its Rural Communities Opioid Response implementation. The program was created last year to reduce opioid overdose deaths for those who come in contact with law enforcement or are involved in the criminal justice system. Kentucky saw a spike in[Read More…]
$50,000 donation to help pregnant women with substance abuse
Freedom House, a program in Clay County which provides treatment and support for pregnant women battling substance use disorders, received a $50,000 donation from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kentucky. The funding will be used support the Freedom House’s mission of helping more women and their babies live healthier,[Read More…]
New addiction recovery center for women in Northern Kentucky
Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), a leading provider of treatment and recovery services in Kentucky, is continuing its mission to restore lives while revitalizing local communities with the opening of its newest residential drug and alcohol treatment center for women in Owenton, Ky. Eagle Creek Recovery Center will open August 9, 2021,[Read More…]
ARC releases statement following Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s opioid settlement announcement
Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), a leading provider of treatment and recovery services in the Commonwealth, released the following statements today regarding Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s opioid settlement announcement: “Over the years, Kentucky’s legislators, public officials, business community and recovery leaders have worked together to make great progress in addressing the addiction[Read More…]
Cameron outlines opioid settlement’s impact on Kentucky
Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced today that Kentucky will receive $460 million from a settlement with several pharmaceutical companies. Cameron outlined plans to put the funding toward substance-abuse treatment, prevention and other programs related to opioid abuse in order to combat the addiction crisis. “There is hardly a family anywhere[Read More…]
2021- 2022 Michael E. Townsend Leadership Academy Information
The Michael E. Townsend Leadership Academy is an opportunity for those who wish to become leaders throughout Kentucky in the field of substance abuse/recovery and mental health to collaborate and further enhance their skills. Since 2005, participants in the Leadership Academy have been challenged to grow both individually and professionally.[Read More…]
Conference shows changing business approach to addiction, recovery
Central Kentucky recovery and career centers are working together to fill hiring gaps for companies by giving people in recovery a second chance at meaningful employment. Click here to read how one woman was in the throes of addiction for eight years, but now with four years of recovery under[Read More…]