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HEAL, Voices of Hope to Host Transformational Housing Learning Collaborative

UK’s HEALing Communities Study and Voices of Hope are teaming up for the free virtual June Learning Collaborative, “Come as You Are: Transformational Housing.”

Pharmacy Faculty’s Lifelong Passion for Science Earns Her New Accolades

Jill Turner, Ph.D., was recently awarded the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Neuropharmacology Early Career Award.

HEAL, Voices of Hope, Madison County Detention Center Partner to Increase Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

The study has the ultimate goal of reducing opioid overdose deaths by 40% in participating communities.

UK Helps Organize, Host Kremers Seminar on Exploring Opioids, Addiction

The second annual Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs continues the conversation surrounding addiction and recovery.

Research Finds Decline in Drug Overdose Mortality Rates in Eastern Kentucky Counties

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) have released the findings of a study conducted to understand possible factors contributing to declining overdose mortality rates in Eastern Kentucky.

KIPRC Hosting Quarterly Community Summits on Drug Overdose Trends from 2020

The Kentucky Overdose Data 2 Action (OD2A) Community Summit is set for this Thursday, April 29, and has a special emphasis on the types of drugs involved in overdose deaths and the age groups that experienced the greatest increase in deaths.

UK Opioid Experts to Present Findings, Share Successes at 2021 Virtual Rx Summit

A number of UK experts will be presenting their work in the field of opioid use disorder research, treatment and prevention this week at the 2021 Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, held virtually this year due to the ongoing pandemic.

Thaddeus Salmon named 2020-21 Bell Addiction Medicine Scholar

“I’m looking forward to enhancing screening and management of substance use disorders in our primary care practice at the Polk-Dalton Clinic. This will increase access to treatment for many patients, and we will also be able to improve education for our medical students and residents who rotate through the clinic.”

Dr. Zim Okoli receives Kentucky Nurse Researcher of the Year award

Dr. Okoli received esteemed honor for his outstanding research contributions to developing and evaluating tobacco treatment programs for marginalized populations, particularly individuals living with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders.

UK Project Receives $3.2 Million for Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use Research

The research team will recruit 800 Black American nonmedical prescription opioid users and interview them to develop an understanding of the characteristics associated with their drug use and treatment use.

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