Successful recovery from substance use disorder cannot be accomplished alone. It takes support, compassion, understanding and love. While this support can come from peers, mentors, and experts trained to address the unique needs of addiction treatment, a relationship with God is another crucial factor in successful addiction recovery care. Faith-based recovery combines clinical treatment therapies…
If you ask two people how they ended up in active addiction, you are likely to receive two different answers. What causes addiction? The truth is, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Genetics, home life, peer pressure, traumatic experiences and mental health conditions can all influence the development of an addiction. Oftentimes it is a combination…
Kris Hutchins is photographed with the founder of Casey’s Law, Charlotte Wethington. There may be no greater feeling of helplessness than watching a loved one struggle with addiction and unwilling to seek treatment. With resources such as Casey’s Law, however, friends and family members have the power to get their loved ones the help…
Kentucky remains in the midst of a gripping heroin epidemic. Heroin addiction devastates families in crippling ways. The crisis is so serious that legislators recently implemented Senate Bill 192 referred to as “The Heroin Bill” per the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy which imposes harsher legal consequences on those importing heroin with the intent…
The cost of treatment can sometimes be a barrier for those seeking help with opioid addiction, but through Kentucky’s Opioid Response Effort (KORE), those in need have a new option, as funds are available for individuals without insurance seeking residential treatment for an opioid use disorder. Kentucky residents who have an income not exceeding 150…