Trish Freeman News Today

This year's event recognized the dedication of Carol Butera, a nonprofit executive, and Richard Perlman and James Price, co-founders of ExamWorks Group.

LEXINGTON — Today marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a time when attention is directed toward raising awareness about opioid overdose and ways to reverse the deadly effects.

Aug. 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a time when attention is directed toward raising awareness about opioid overdose and ways to reverse the deadly effects. One such way is naloxone, a medication that has become more available throughout Kentucky due to UK’s HEALing Communities Study.

By Dr. Trish FreemanUniversity of KentuckyChances are you or someone close to you has been directly impacted by the opioid epidemic, which continues to afflict Kentucky. In 2021, overdose deaths

The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week's column is by Trish Freeman, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy.

As a native of Dawson Springs, UK College of Pharmacy faculty member Holly Divine immediately jumped in to help in the aftermath of the December tornadoes. Working with her family back home — and enlisting help from her fellow Pharmacy faculty — she helped set up a major donation distribution center for people in need.