Category: DRUGS
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Report offers five strategies to fight opioid epidemic in Appalachia; central part of region had high death rate from overdoses
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The third report in a series that offers “replicable best practices” for Appalachian communities to improve their health offers strategies to address the opioid...
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In last decade, cost of opioid-related treatment at UK rose 733% and number of opioid patients rose 481%, Herald-Leader reports
Traffic rushes past Chandler Hospital in this slow exposure. —– There are several ways to measure the depth of the opioid epidemic that has spread across Kentucky and much of...
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UK gets $87 million federal grant to reduce opioid-overdose deaths in 16 counties by 40 percent in the next four years
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Kentucky up to $87 million over the next four years, with the goal of reducing opioid-overdose deaths by 40 percent in 16 counties: Fayette,...
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McConnell says he will introduce bill to raise to 21 the legal age to buy tobacco products anywhere in the nation
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would sponsor legislation to make 21 the legal age to buy tobacco...
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Eight Kentuckians among 60 indicted for illegal prescribing or health-care fraud as a result of major federal investigation
Rob Duncan, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, announced the cases. (Associated Press photo by John Minchillo) —– Sixty health professionals in five Appalachian states, including Kentucky, were charged...
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Keynoter at harm-reduction summit says syringe exchange programs need to partner with drug users to be truly successful
Nearly 500 people attended the 2019 Harm Reduction Summit on April 9 in Northern Kentucky. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News COVINGTON, Ky. – Syringe exchange...
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Kentucky judges and court staff will be offered opportunities to learn more about addiction, recovery and treatment
Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky will soon offer an educational program to its judges and court staff that will...
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Two activists in recovery say addiction doesn’t discriminate (one says recovery does), say it should be treated as a chronic disease
Alex Elswick and Ashley McCarty Dufour talked about their addiction, recovery and activism. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The shared message of two Kentuckians in...
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Erin Calipari’s research explores how women’s hormones may make them more vulnerable to addiction and relapse
Erin Calipari (Photo by Larry McCormack, The Tennessean) —– Erin Calipari is getting noticed, and no longer just because she’s the daughter of University of Kentuckycoach John Calipari. As a researcher at Vanderbilt...
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Addict in recovery resumes writing his column for Appalachian newspapers after relapsing and going into treatment
Phillip Lee’s book —– A recovering drug addict who writes a column for newspapers in Appalachian Kentucky and Tennessee, and published a book, has relapsed, gone back into treatment and resumed his column....