by dmorton
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 31, 2021) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined a bipartisan group of state and community leaders to recognize Overdose Awareness Day in Kentucky.Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on Aug. 31 each year to raise awareness of drug overdoses,...
by dmorton
With a feeling of desperation and anxiety at not having been able to find help for her daughter, Karen conducted an Internet search and found a listing for the KY HELP Statewide Call Center.Within hours of calling the toll-free number (1-8338-KY-HELP), the Screening...
by dmorton
I came from a good home. My parents were sober, and I had a good, healthy family. Then, around age 13, I started hanging around kids in school that got into more stuff. I started smoking joints. It didn’t seem like a big deal.But I started to enjoy the feeling, and I...
by dmorton
FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 3, 2021) – Today, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) announced that the 2020 Overdose Fatality Report indicates more than 1,964 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses in 2020, a 49% increase in...
by dmorton
FRANKFORT, Ky. (7-19-21) – UNITE Treatment Referral Coordinator Jennifer Witt has been selected by Leadership Kentucky as a member of the BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2021.Witt joins 40 other individuals, representing a variety of public and private sectors, from 27...