Two Eastern Kentucky health care providers have received $5.7 million from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand opioid treatment programs. Westcare Kentucky in Ashcamp and Baptist Healthcare System in Corbin received $3 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The grants will be spread over four years. They’ll use the funds to “create new or expand existing access points […]
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Drug deaths drop in Kentucky, but fentanyl still rages
The number of drug overdose deaths dropped in Kentucky last year, according to the most recent report from the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy. But deaths from fentanyl and methamphetamine still remain high. Experts in NKY are saying that fentanyl and methamphetamine are what they see the most, too. In the report, 2,135 Kentuckians […]