Tag: substance abuse
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More than 100 at SOAR Substance Abuse Roundtable committed to work on prevention and treatment efforts in region
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More than 100 people attended the Shaping Our Appalachian Region Substance Abuse Roundtable April 7 to learn about current research and emerging opportunities associated...
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$3 million allocated to 10 local jails for substance-abuse treatment programs; final round of $10 million in funding from heroin bill
In the final delivery of the $10 million that was appropriated in this year’s anti-heroin legislation, more than $3 million is being distributed to provide substance-abuse treatment for both county...
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Beshear talks about health reform in Kentucky in his latest video
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News During his time in office, Gov. Steve Beshear has released weekly “About Kentucky” videos on his YouTube channel to inform Kentuckians about policy initiatives...
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$3.5 million in grants allocated across state to treat heroin and prescription drug addiction and neonatal abstinence syndrome
As part of the heroin legislation passed this year, community mental health centers and residential treatment facilities across the state will receive more than $3.5 million in grants to help...
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Law requires equal access to mental-health and drug-abuse treatment, but is not always obeyed; Ky. says it’s working on issue
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News By law, mental health benefits must be offered equally to medical and surgical benefits if the plan offers them, but this isn’t always the...
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Conway funnels $1.5 million in drug-company settlements to develop prevention and treatment plan for kids’ substance abuse
With two lawsuit settlements from drug makers, Attorney General Jack Conway is giving the University of Kentucky $1.5 million over two years to develop a comprehensive plan for the prevention...
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More than $32 million from settlements with drug makers will finance expanded substance-abuse treatment in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky will receive more than $32 million as a result of lawsuit settlements with two pharmaceutical companies, and top state officials...
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As prescription painkillers become harder to get and abuse, heroin replaces them in Eastern and Southern Kentucky
Heroin use, which has been a problem in Northern and then Central Kentucky after the state began cracking down on prescription painkillers last year, has been spreading to the Southern...
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Seven Ky. communities get grants to reduce risks for chronic diseases among children and ‘Invest in Kentucky’s Future’
Seven diverse Kentucky communities are getting money to reduce the risk of chronic disease among Kentucky’s youth. The initial grants announced Thursday are part of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s new Investing...
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Kentucky picks up on federal Medicaid funding for inmates, which will expand when health reform takes full effect
Medicaid now covers care for inmates outsideprisons and jails, and health reform will extendcoverage to most former prisoners upon release. By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Kentucky has missed out on millions of...