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Firm that has 30 addiction-treatment centers in Kentucky has its largest one on a former college campus near Springfield

Joseph Bentley got his GED degree at Crown Recovery and now helps others do it. (Photo by Jonathon Gregg, Spectrum News) —– Addiction Recovery Care has been serving patients since on the former...

By Heather Chapman Published June 16, 2021 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS

Map of Central Appalachia with color-coded counties showing change in drug overdose mortality rate between 2008-2012 and 2013-2017

Research finds declines in drug-overdose death rates in eight Eastern Kentucky counties and explores the many reasons for it

From “Understanding Declining Rates of Drug Overdose Mortality in Eastern Ky.;” click it to enlarge —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A decline in drug-overdose deaths in several Eastern...

By Heather Chapman Published June 1, 2021 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY

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Northern Kentucky jail offers treatment and care after release as part of drug treatment for inmates who want it

Photo: Liz Dufour/The Enquirer —– A jail in Northern Kentucky has embraced science-based research for inmates with addiction for inmates who want it since 2015, and now that program includes...

By Heather Chapman Published May 27, 2021 DRUGS, FEATURED

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When settlement with opioid makers and distributors is reached, Kentucky and local governments will split it half and half

Photo: Forbes.com —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When a global settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors is settled, Kentucky will allocate half of any proceeds to the state...

By Heather Chapman Published May 10, 2021 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

New federal guidelines will let almost all providers prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder, a boon to rural Kentucky

Photo by Oregon Health & Science University —– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it will allow most medical providers to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder without being...

By Heather Chapman Published April 29, 2021 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

Ex-Gov. Beshear 1 of 7 on Opioid Crisis Task Force formed by Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C., think tank

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Former Gov. Steve Beshear is one of seven members of the Bipartisan Policy Center‘s new Opioid Crisis Task Force, tasked by the Washington, D.C. think...

By Heather Chapman Published April 26, 2021 DRUGS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Ky. had 3rd highest percentage rose in drug-overdose deaths in the 2020 federal fiscal year; jumped after pandemic hit in March

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graph, labeled by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 50 percent in 2020, the third...

By Heather Chapman Published April 23, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, DRUGS, FEATURED

Study: Kentucky ranks fourth, among 38 states studied, in per-resident costs of opioid-use disorder and deaths resulting from it

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ranked fourth in cost of opioid-use disorder and deaths from it, adjusted for population, in a report that shows the economic impact of...

By Al Cross Published April 20, 2021 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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Weekly coronavirus cases are down, but weekly percentage of positive tests is up; statewide Covid-19 death toll reaches 6,250

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky had fewer coronavirus cases in the last week than the week before, but the share of residents who tested positive for the virus...

By Al Cross Published April 12, 2021 DRUGS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

N.E. Ky. Substance Use Response Coalition gets national award after winning $1 million grant to help newly released inmates

The Northeast Kentucky Substance Use Response Coalition has been named the Outstanding Rural Health Program of 2021 by the National Rural Health Association as part of its annual Rural Health Awards, given to individuals and...

By Al Cross Published March 12, 2021 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS

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