Mar 3 Health After Obamacare: Ending Affordable Care Act Could Cut Addiction Treatment As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a region where many depend on the law for access to care. This occasional series from the ReSource explores what’s ahead for the Ohio Valley after Obamacare. See more stories here >> […] By Aaron Payne Mar 3 Health After Obamacare: Ending Affordable Care Act Could Cut Addiction Treatment Aaron Payne
Feb 3 Health Born Addicted: The Race To Treat The Ohio Valley’s Drug-Affected Babies She asked to not be identified. And it’s understandable given the stigma attached to addiction. For this story, we’ll call her “Mary.” Mary lives in eastern Kentucky and has struggled with an addiction that began with painkillers and progressed to heroin. “As soon as I opened my eyes, I had to get it,” Mary said. […] By Aaron Payne Feb 3 Health Born Addicted: The Race To Treat The Ohio Valley’s Drug-Affected Babies Aaron Payne
Oct 7 Health Naloxone Timeline By Alexandra Kanik and Aaron Payne Oct 7 Health Naloxone Timeline Alexandra Kanik and Aaron Payne
Sep 9 Health Opioid High: Students Face A Different Kind of Test It’s not just about notebooks and pencil boxes anymore: the opioid epidemic means back-to-school supplies now include things like emergency overdose treatments and drug prevention plans. Many schools in the Ohio Valley region are using random drug testing despite doubts from addiction treatment experts about whether the tests really work to deter abuse. A Tragedy, […] By Aaron Payne Sep 9 Health Opioid High: Students Face A Different Kind of Test Aaron Payne
Aug 5 Health Going To The MAT: Government And Science Back Medication Assisted Treatment Of Addiction For those working daily to treat addiction tied to the opioid epidemic in the Ohio Valley, resources have been limited. Beginning this week doctors will have a little more to work with. The federal government will allow doctors to treat more patients with buprenorphine, a medication that can help ease people away from addiction. While […] By Aaron Payne Aug 5 Health Going To The MAT: Government And Science Back Medication Assisted Treatment Of Addiction Aaron Payne
Jul 15 Health Pot Vs. Pills: Can Marijuana Help Cure The Opiate Crisis? As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the Ohio Valley with addiction and death, the search for safer methods of pain management has become increasingly urgent. Advocates for medical marijuana have recently made inroads in the area with growing scientific evidence that the substance currently considered of no medical value by the federal government might […] By Aaron Payne Jul 15 Health Pot Vs. Pills: Can Marijuana Help Cure The Opiate Crisis? Aaron Payne