Tag: opioids
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Recovery Rally shares message of hope
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear proclaimed September as Recovery Month in Kentucky at a Recovery Rally held Sept. 5 at the Kentucky State Capitol. “Today we...
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Kentucky senator looks to create a pathway to study ibogaine for the treatment of addiction
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A Kentucky lawmaker plans to introduce a bill during the next legislative session to allow researchers to study an illegal psychedelic drug called ibogaine...
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Health committee to discuss ibogaine as a potential treatment for opioid addiction on Aug. 27
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Interim Joint Committee on Health Services will hold an informational hearing on the potential role of ibogaine in treating substance use disorder and...
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Goliath vs. David: Optum Rx invokes open meetings law to fight Kentucky counties on opioid suits
By Aneri Pattan KFF Health News UnitedHealth Group’s multibillion-dollar pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, is suing five Kentucky counties in an attempt to force them out of national opioid...
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State opioid commission talks to Louisville Public Media about new reporting requirements for local governments
The state’s opioid commission is changing the way it tracks how millions in opioid settlement money are being spent, and Morgan Watkins with Louisville Public Media talked to the opioid...
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Registration is now open for Kentucky Opioid Symposium, hosted by state’s opioid commission
Registration for the 2025 Kentucky Opioid Symposium is now open. The symposium, hosted by the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in...
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State gets $14.4 million more in opioid settlement with 8 manufacturers
Kentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman announced July 14 that his office had secured $14.4 million in additional settlement dollars from opioid manufacturers. “These companies preyed on the people...
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Free Health for a Change webinar aims to help providers grow skills to help care for opioid exposed infants
Kentucky Health News The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “Recognizing and Responding to Opioid Exposed Infants.” It will be Wednesday, July 23,...
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A conversation with Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky’s new health cabinet secretary
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Dr. Steven Stack says Kentucky, which already struggles with poor health, is “on the cusp of having a significant backslide” if the federal government cuts...
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Report: KY still pays price for one of nation’s highest rates of opioid use disorder
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians living with addiction can call Kentucky’s helpline at 833-859-4357. Narcan, which can help reverse overdoses, is available at pharmacies for sale and through some...