Funding will go to mental health, residential treatment facilities FTM file. Governor Steve Beshear today announced that community mental health centers and residential treatment facilities across the state will receive more than $3.5 million in grants to help treat prescription drug and heroin abuse, and address neonatal abstinence syndrome in Kentucky. The grant program is […]
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Kentucky 2014 Overdose Death Report Released
Rise in overdose deaths indicates persistent challenge of reining in substance use, abuse Kentucky overdose deaths increased in 2014, while the number of deaths attributed to the use of heroin stayed relatively constant from 2013 to 2014, according to a report issued today by the Office of Drug Control Policy. The total rise in overdose […]
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Outpost Women’s Ministry of NKY to Host Heroin Epidemic Forum at Highland Hill Baptist Church
There will be an important meeting in Fort Thomas to address the heroin epidemic in Northern Kentucky but to also obtain support from all agencies to create a long term Christian-based treatment program in Northern Kentucky. The meeting will take place at the Highland Hills Baptist Church at 7 p.m. on June 15.
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Heroin Overdose Kits to be Provided to St. Elizabeth Hospitals in Northern Kentucky
First Lady Jane Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway announced Tuesday that heroin and opiate overdose reversal kits will be made available to people treated for overdoses at the St. Elizabeth Healthcare system in Northern Kentucky. The funding will be provided through the Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory Committee.
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NKY’s Women’s Ministry Hosts Heroin Information Session: Community Collaborative
Donna Blanchet and son Logan Press Release NKY WOMEN’S MINISTRY INVITES BOTH MEN & WOMEN FOR A SPECIAL TESTIMONY AND INFORMATION OF THE NEED FOR COMMUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER Monday evening, June 15th will be the date for this special event for this summer’s speaker series sponsored by Northern KY Women’s Outpost Ministry. The goal […]
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NKY Music Scene: John Aulabaugh…a man on a mission
Drugs and Rock-n-Roll have gone hand in hand over the years but John Aulabaugh has found a different approach to combining the two. Philanthropist, father, musician. John Aulabaugh is a man on a mission. Combining his passion for music with his work with substance abuse and recovery, John is about to embark on a tour […]
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Heroin Bill Passes in House & Senate
Because there is an emergency clause in the bill, Governor Beshear will sign bill in formal signing ceremony Wednesday at 10:30 AM. FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 24, 2015) – Senate Bill 192, the final vehicle that was used to carry the heroin bill over the finish line passed the Kentucky State Legislature, cleared hurdles with just a […]
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Heroin Legislation Inches Forward After Political Hurdle Cleared
Kentucky state Senators Wil Schroder, R-Wilder, Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, and John Schickel, R-Union, testify about heroin to the House. Provided. FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House and Senate cleared a major procedural hurdle last night when they decided what Bill would be used to act as the framework legislation to deal with the heroin crisis […]
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OPINION: An Open Letter to Kentucky Legislators Regarding Heroin
By FTM Publisher, Mark Collier Dear Honorable Members of the Kentucky Legislature – At last weekend’s legislative forum in Florence, Northern Kentucky Caucus chairwoman Rep. Addia Wuchner, R-Burlington, told the crowd if meaningful heroin legislation wasn’t passed this session, “you ought to throw us all out of office.” She’s damn right. Right now there are […]
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More Heroin Legislation Introduced in General Assembly
Campbell County Representative Dennis Keene (D-Wilder) has proposed what he calls a “compromise bill” to the Kentucky House of Representatives that will address the growing heroin problem in Northern Kentucky and throughout the Commonwealth.