Kentucky Courier Journal: Overdose deaths are down as Kentucky turns a corner in fight against opioids
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/01/09/kentucky-opioid-crisis-treatment-opinion/77049733007/
Q&A on the Fentanyl Crisis & the Importance of Medication Assisted Treatment
In light of the Senate Finance Committee Hearing on May 23 titled: “Front Lines of the Fentanyl Crisis: Supporting Communities and Combating Addiction through Prevention and Treatment”, we asked Dr. Benjamin Nordstrom, who has been treating opioid addiction since 2005, to share some of the current challenges of treatment and the importance of comprehensive programs to address fentanyl addiction. Q1: …
AOAT Statement on the “War on Recovery”
In response to the ongoing investigative series by STAT News called The War on Recovery, Advocates for Opioid Addiction Treatment (AOAT) members have released the following statement: We commend STAT News for digging deeper into the opioid epidemic and where it stands today. Although this crisis has been a hot topic in the news for years, there …