Substance Use Priority Research Area

Unity in the Community addresses Frankfort’s health needs in partnership with UK

Jun 21, 2024, 10:28 AM

First Baptist Church Frankfort opened its doors to more than 500 individuals in the community to put an emphasis on their well-being.

HEALing Communities Study intervention impacted by pandemic, fentanyl crisis

Jun 17, 2024, 11:01 AM

A research project focused on addressing the opioid crisis in Kentucky and three other states reported its primary results in the New England Journal of Medicine.

UK showcases community-based, health-focused research during NIH delegation visit

Jun 12, 2024, 6:52 AM

UK Research welcomed Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., the NIH director, to the Healthy Kentucky Research Building — a space dedicated to enabling multidisciplinary teams to find solutions to reduce the health disparities greatly impacting Kentucky.

COVID-19 shutdown flips drug overdose mortality rates among industries

May 21, 2024, 7:29 AM

The industries that suffered the most overdose deaths were surprising, according to research conducted by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) at UK's College of Public Health

UK study will look at unintended consequences of classifying controlled substances

Apr 16, 2024, 7:07 AM

UK doctoral student Kara Cook was recently awarded a Substance Use Priority Research Area (SUPRA) Graduate Student Grant to explore the unintended consequences of classifying controlled substances.

More than 40% of Americans know someone who died from drug overdose, UK researcher finds

Mar 7, 2024, 7:42 AM

That’s according to a new RAND study, co-authored by Julie Cerel, Ph.D., professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky, and published in the American Journal of Public Health.

KIPRC develops detection map for responding to unusual overdose spikes

Feb 2, 2024, 7:28 AM

An unusual spike in drug overdoses in Lexington, recently has spurred the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department to advise people, especially those with substance use disorder or those connected to someone with it, to carry naloxone.

SUPRA Lecture: Dr. Charles Nichols

Apr 12, 2024, 2:00 – 4:00 PM

Dr. Charles Nichols from Louisiana State University's Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics will be presenting on his research. The presentation is titled "Psychedelics: Molecular Effects in the Brain and Preclinical Models to Elucidate Antidepressant Mechanisms of Action".

Survivors Union of the Bluegrass marks year of impact on UK research

Jan 26, 2024, 7:40 AM

A community advisory board is marking more than a year of impacting research at the University of Kentucky.

6th Annual Substance Use Research Event (SURE)

Apr 23, 2024, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

The 6th Annual Substance Use Research Event is scheduled for April, 23 2024. This event is sponsored by the University of Kentucky Office of the Vice President for Research and will feature Dr. Jibran Khokhar from Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University and Dr. Linda Cottler from The University of Florida as plenary speakers. Abstract submissions are due by February 15, 2024 and registration closes on April 1, 2024.

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