Kentucky awards $34M in largest opioid recovery funding round to date

Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Awarded Over $400K for Opioid Prevention

Kentucky’s fight against the opioid crisis is getting a multi-million-dollar boost, and Western Kentucky is seeing a significant slice of that funding. As part of a record-breaking announcement, Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville is one of more than 100 organizations across the Commonwealth awarded new resources to combat the drug epidemic. Attorney General Russell Coleman announced nearly $34 million in grants Thursday at Lexington’s Woodhil…

Millions in opioid settlement ‘blood money’ headed to KY organizations

Narcan is an opioid reversal treatment. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd). Help is available to Kentuckians living with addiction. For resources, visit https://findhelpnow.org/ky. In physical emergencies, call 911. For mental health crises, call or text 988. Locate free Naloxone (Narcan), which can reverse overdoses, near you here.  The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission is awarding more than 100 organizations with more than $34…

Kentucky awards $34M in largest opioid recovery funding round to date

Kentucky is awarding $34 million to 100 groups in its largest opioid abatement funding round yet, with leaders saying the money will save lives.

Report: Kentucky awards nearly $34 million in grants to more than 100 groups to combat the state drug epidemic

Kentucky's Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission awarded more than $30 million in grants to over 100 organizations earlier this week to support drug prevention and recovery efforts.The money, distributed on Friday at the Woodhill Community Center in Lexington, comes from settlements with pharmaceutical companies involved in the drug crisis.Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said the state has distributed significantly more funding since th…

Report: Kentucky awards nearly $34 million to combat the state drug epidemic

(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky’s Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission awarded more than $30 million in grants to over 100 organizations earlier this week to support drug prevention and recovery efforts. The money, distributed on Friday at the Woodhill Community Center in Lexington, comes from settlements with pharmaceutical companies involved in the drug crisis. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said the state has distributed significantly…