When you decide to reclaim your life and enter meth addiction treatment, you have to be prepared for a difficult emotional, physical, and psychological journey. It won’t be easy and you will have to struggle through it without returning to your old coping mechanism: meth. This will, naturally, cause you a lot of stress and …
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky recently launched a campaign with hopes of educating local communities about the dangers associated with opioid addiction. Four videos were created for the campaign, all of which show unique perspectives on opioid addiction from those affected by the epidemic. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and Kentucky …
The Northern Kentucky Health Department recently published a story map on its website that reveals where opioid overdoses, arrests, and drug seizures have occurred in local communities. The map also features the locations of Kentucky drug rehab centers that specialize in treating opioid addiction. The purpose of the story map is to provide Northern Kentucky …
A reformed addict and former inmate in Covington has developed a substance abuse treatment program that involves the use of a drug that blocks the effects of opioids. The addiction program is currently being used to treat inmates at Kenton County jail, and is improving local public safety due to helping former inmates stay sober. …
People across Kentucky and the U.S. have become frustrated with the way resources are being used on individuals who struggle with addiction. Local authorities say citizens believe that rehab treatments are mostly ineffective, and a waste of state and federal resources. As heroin rescue efforts and Kentucky rehab centers continue to face public backlash, the …
A recent increase in opioid overdose deaths throughout Boyle County is scaring addicts, and influencing them to seek addiction treatment at Kentucky drug rehab centers. So far, the Boyle County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy has spent nearly $5,700 on addiction treatment for opioid addicts, but still needs additional funding. The amount of money remaining …