Bulletin | Naloxone Access Laws: What do we know about Kentucky?
Bulletin | Naloxone Access Laws: What do we know about Kentucky?
For years, the opioid crisis in the United States has continued to be discussed as a nationwide concern with catastrophic consequences. In 1999, the number of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. was 8,491. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), in 2018 this number rose to 56,199 (a more than six- fold increase). While the number of opioid overdose deaths may report differently based on the methodology used to define an opioid death, the rate of growth is undeniably alarming...
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