With UK researchers on the forefront of fighting the opioid crisis, their message to members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate emphasized the need for continued federal funding of research addressing drug addiction and abuse.
Through the new First Bridge Clinic, located at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, Walsh, Lofwall and Fanucchi are creating a new setting where patients can receive evidence-based care for OUD.
Stoops hopes his research will contribute to the evolving knowledge of treatment for cocaine use disorder (CUD), a substance use disorder that currently has no well-established treatment methods.
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is one of 22 cancer centers nationwide to receive funding to build and implement tobacco cessation treatment programs via the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (CCCI).
The Hillman Innovations in Care Program grant will be used to expand access to the PATHways program in communities who may not have the resources available to provide this type of multidisciplinary care to mothers with perinatal opioid use disorder.
The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center at the UK College of Public Health, in collaboration with the Kentucky Office of the State Medical Examiner's Office and county coroner offices, recently published the inaugural Kentucky Drug Overdose Fatality Surveillance System report.
The UK College of Public Health and the Commonwealth of Kentucky will receive funding over the next three years from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. DOJ, to implement, "Data-driven Response to Prescription Drug Misuse in Kentucky."
Hilary Surratt, an associate professor in the UK College of Medicine, is leading a research study to examine barriers rural community members experience when trying to access syringe exchange programs.
With a $1.16 million grant from five federal agencies, UK researcher Dr. April Young will work with public health organizations and universities across the country to combat the opioid epidemic in 12 Eastern Kentucky counties.
