Substance Use Disorder
  • Report
  • Nov 10 2017

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.

  • Article
  • Nov 9 2017

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."

  • Article
  • Nov 2 2017

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.

  • Article
  • Sep 22 2017

The project will improve messaging of non-medical prescription drug disposal programs in Appalachian counties.

  • Article
  • Aug 28 2017

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.

  • Podcast
  • May 11 2017

Even when it's your job, it's not easy to ask people about substance use. Kalea Benner's current research is based on this fact.

  • Video
  • May 11 2017

Can farming help you heal? A local women's shelter says it can, and UK is helping them show how much.

  • Video
  • Apr 21 2017

Kalea Benner's research emphasizes the importance of asking the tough questions to find solutions.

  • Podcast
  • Jan 31 2017

Michele Staton-Tindall works with professionals across campus who take a multidisciplinary approach to widespread problems of substance abuse.

  • Video
  • Jan 9 2017

Michele Staton-Tindall focuses on drug use and high-risk behaviors in incarcerated women in Appalachia.