Substance Use Priority Research Area

The Quest for a Medication to Treat Methamphetamine Addiction

May 13, 2019, 9:52 AM

In 2017, Dr. Linda Dwoskin applied to NIDA's Grand Opportunity for Medications Development program for support to continue her quest to develop the first-ever medication to reduce craving and relapse in methamphetamine use disorder.

Kentucky Hospitals Join Together to Fight Opioid Epidemic

May 2, 2019, 5:28 PM

To assist the state’s hospitals in the battle against Opioid abuse, the Kentucky Hospital Association is partnering with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as part of the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort to launch the Kentucky Statewide Opioid Stewardship (KY SOS) program.

Collaboration Key to Defeating Opioid Epidemic

Apr 26, 2019, 10:40 AM

The challenge we face is too complex for one approach or one solution. It changes shape and form too often for us not to partner in ways that make us more efficient and effective, but also nimble and capable of adapting as the challenge does.  

RX Summit Shines Light on Opioid Epidemic with Rogers’ Leadership

Apr 24, 2019, 9:21 AM

Nearly a decade ago, it was a small conference about an issue only starting to come out of the shadows of stigma and shame – the growing epidemic of opioid addiction and substance abuse disorder.

A Changed View and Changed Approach in UK’s Emergency Departments

Apr 24, 2019, 9:17 AM

As the chair of the department, Dr. Roger Humphries has implemented policies and programs to help address the needs of the 350 to 400 patients they see per day who are affected by complications related to opioid use disorder.

UK's First Bridge Clinic Offers Immediate Access to Opioid Treatment

Apr 23, 2019, 9:33 AM

When the Kentucky Cabinet for Family and Health Services put out a call for ideas to improve access to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), Drs. Laura Fanucchi, Michelle Lofwall and Sharon Walsh submitted a proposal.

UK, Kentucky Awarded $87 Million to Lead Effort in Combating Nation's Opioid Epidemic

Apr 18, 2019, 1:26 PM

The four-year, more than $87 million study has an ambitious but profoundly important goal: reducing opioid overdose deaths by 40 percent in 16 counties that represent more than a third of Kentucky’s population.

One Day for UK

Apr 17, 2019, 9:46 AM

The University of Kentucky is a place defined by its people. This Wednesday, April 17, our community will band together during our first “One Day for UK,” a 24-hour day of giving. As part of the campaign, UK Research is raising money for the Healthy Kentucky Research Building Fund.

Research Facility Shows What Kentucky Can Do

Sep 21, 2018, 1:24 PM

A research facility expressly devoted to addressing and eradicating the state’s most significant health disparities was opened September 21st by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, President Eli Capilouto and many of the Commonwealth’s leading policymakers.

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