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University of Kentucky awarded $7.2 million to reduce overdose risk among justice-involved women

The project will test recovery coaching and treatment engagement to cut overdose risk, with researchers aiming to serve 100 women after release.

LEXINGTON — University of Kentucky researchers have been awarded a five-year grant, projected to total $7.2 million, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test overdose prevention strategies for women transitioning from jail back into rural Kentucky communities.

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The Times-Tribune broke the news on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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