opioid crisis

People in Tennessee die of overdoses at a higher rate than almost anywhere in the country. But one of the evidence backed-tools that could stem that tide gets a lot of blowback.

Murray State University held a panel discussion Tuesday on the dangers of illicit fentanyl and how federal, state and local governments are combating the opioid epidemic through three main strategies – prevention, treatment, and enforcement.

Kentucky’s Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity spent almost an hour Tuesday hearing testimony on the state’s overdose rates and how people of color are especially hard-hit.

The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission heard from more than a dozen people about their personal and professional experiences with ibogaine, an experimental psychedelic treatment for opioid addiction.

Now they have to decide how to use it

People can apply for funding from Ky.’s portion of a multi-state settlement with four drug companies accused of fueling the opioid epidemic.

During its latest meeting, the commission announced they want to have an online website for applications up and running by October 15.

Kentucky's payments will be split between local and state governments, and used in part to help fund addiction treatment resources.

A Tennessee court found Endo Pharmaceuticals liable for harm caused by its Opana ER opioid. The "harsh sanction" followed a court judgment that Endo made false statements and withheld key documents.

New federal data shows the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the country’s deadliest 12-month period for drug overdose fatalities, including a sharp…