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Grant to Help UK Extension Expand Opioid Prevention and Recovery Efforts

The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service recently received more than $1 million to help further the organization’s statewide educational efforts in opioid prevention and recovery.

'Behind the Blue': April Young Works With Eastern Kentucky Communities to Find Answers to Opioid Epidemic

With more than $5.5 million in funding, the research team in CARE2HOPE is working in counties across Kentucky to find answers to the opioid epidemic.

New $4.2 Million Grant Helps UK, Ky. Communities Battle Opioid Epidemic

UK researcher April Young, and her team, have been gathering data on substance use in rural communities for a project known as CARE2HOPE.

National Leaders, UK Launch HEALing Communities Study to Stem Tide of Opioid Deaths

National leaders joined UK in launching a $87 million grant, the largest in its history, to reduce opioid deaths by 40% in 16 Kentucky counties over the next three years.

'Behind the Blue': How UK, State Partners Are Working to Help Incarcerated Women With Opioid Use Disorder

The Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) supports research on quality addiction treatment for OUD in criminal justice settings nationwide.

UK Awarded $8.8 Million to Support Opioid Treatment for Women in Criminal Justice Settings

UK received $8.8 million from NIDA as part of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on addiction treatment for opioid use disorder in criminal justice settings nationwide.

UK College of Social Work Awarded $2 Million to Support Families Battling Substance Use

The College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky has been awarded $2.6 million to support Kentucky families struggling with substance misuse.

UK’s KIPRC Awarded $23 Million to Help Fight Opioid Epidemic

The University of Kentucky’s Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) has been awarded a three-year, $23 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

UK Social Work Awarded $1 Million in Federal Dollars to Combat Opioid Crisis

The College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky will share in close to $1 billion in federal grants aimed at combating the nation's opioid epidemic.

UK College of Pharmacy Hosting Symposium on Substance Use Disorder Therapeutics

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy will host its tenth annual Therapeutics, Outcomes, Discovery & Delivery (TODD) Symposium from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, in room 124 of the Lee T. Todd, Jr. Building.