Addiction Recovery Care urges Kentuckians with substance-use disorder to seek care, saying January is one of its busiest months
By Melissa Patrick
Kentucky Health News
“These numbers show that with a new year, many feel it is the perfect time to choose a new start,” Vanessa Keeton, ARC vice president of marketing, said in the release. “For many, a new start is what is needed and will change the trajectory of their lives forever. We often see the motivation of the new year inspires not only one person in addiction, but an entire family unit.”
ARC has more than 30 licensed addiction treatment centers in 22 Central and Eastern Kentucky counties. The centers provide a full continuum of care including detox, residential, transitional, intensive outpatient, outpatient, medical assisted treatment (MAT), vocational rehabilitation, and job training, according to its website. For more information call 606-268-3931 or visit www.ARCcenters.com.
Kentucky also offers several other resources to help people who are struggling with drug abuse or who are concerned about a family member’s substance use.
Since its opening in December 2017, through the end of November 2023, KY HELP staff received more than 24,500 inquiries and referred nearly 5,400 individuals to treatment. In addition, staff made more than 53,000 calls to follow-up with requests, according to the release.
The latest Kentucky Overdose Fatality Report showed that 2,135 Kentuckians died from overdoses in 2022.