opioids

Appalachian states have had some of the highest overdose rates in the country over the past decade. But officials have been slow to adopt some harm reduction efforts that could save lives.

The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This comes after more than a year of dramatic progress. Experts say they're not sure if this is a "blip" or something more troubling.

A grassroots community coalition that advocates substance use disorder solutions celebrates 10 years at an event in Jeffersonville Monday.

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.

As a national coalition aims to reduce overdose deaths in Black communities, one Louisville mother is turning her grief into advocacy to increase awareness.

Business owners and city officials in Nashville have implemented a program that uses an opioid reversal kit created in West Virginia to bolster harm reduction efforts in the city’s tourism district.

Louisville will spend $2.9 million in one-time opioid settlement funding on expanding addiction prevention programming in schools and other services.

Louisville Metro Council is expected to vote Thursday night on how to divvy up a fourth round of opioid settlement money.

Attorney General Russell Coleman accused OptumRx of playing a central role in what he calls the reckless promotion, dispensing and oversupply of opioids. Kentucky was at the center of the addiction crisis with some of the nation’s highest overdose death rates.

A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.