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HEAL expands naloxone access to turn the tide on overdose deaths

Aug 29, 2023, 7:07 AM

Aug. 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a time when attention is directed toward raising awareness about opioid overdose and ways to reverse deadly effects. One such way is naloxone, which has become more available throughout Kentucky due to UK’s HEALing Communities Study.

UK, VA investigate racial, ethnic bias when diagnosing alcohol use disorder among veterans

May 25, 2023, 6:47 AM

College of Public Health faculty member Rachel Vickers-Smith, Ph.D., and a team of investigators recently examined whether there is racial or ethnic bias in who receives an alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnosis.

UK College of Pharmacy receives funding to increase access to lifesaving treatment for opioid use disorder

May 3, 2023, 7:02 AM

The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) has selected the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy as one of three higher education entities funded to improve access to medications for opioid use disorder in pharmacies and health care settings.

UK study: Babies exposed to opioids in womb may face greater risk of heart disease

Apr 24, 2023, 7:12 AM

A new study suggests that children born to mothers who use opioids during pregnancy may be more likely to develop chronic diseases as adults, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

New UK data system will help predict and prevent opioid overdoses in Kentucky

Apr 10, 2023, 12:50 PM

University of Kentucky researchers are creating an innovative statewide surveillance system to inform prevention and response efforts aimed at reducing the burden of opioid use disorder in Kentucky.

KIPRC-developed treatment locator expands to Tennessee, more states interested

Mar 16, 2023, 7:47 AM

FindHelpNow is a near-real-time substance use disorder treatment locator created by the University of Kentucky College of Public Health’s Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC).

UK Substance Use Research Event to highlight cannabis research

Mar 16, 2023, 7:45 AM

The University of Kentucky is hosting its fifth annual Substance Use Research Event (SURE) April 24 in the UK Gatton Student Center. This free event showcases translational research conducted at UK focusing on substance use and substance use disorder.

Group working with UK researchers to meaningfully involve people who use drugs

Feb 6, 2023, 6:47 AM

A group of University of Kentucky researchers in the Substance Use Priority Research Area (SUPRA) is working to make studies more responsive and inclusive. The group formed a community advisory board, called the Survivors Union of the Bluegrass (SUB), including those who identify as people who use drugs and/or people in non-abstinence-based recovery.

UK researchers 1st to track app’s effect on heavy drinkers with insomnia

Nov 3, 2022, 7:29 AM

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Public Health are the first in the country to study a digital intervention method’s impact on interrelated public health issues: heavy drinking and insomnia.

UK physician co-authors guidance on treating heart infection in people who inject drugs

Nov 2, 2022, 7:20 AM

Laura Fanucchi, M.D., co-authored American Heart Association guidance on treating infective endocarditis among people who inject drugs.

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