Resources

Every 5 1/2 minutes, there is an overdose death in the US, equivalent to 107,000 annually.  

In 2022, there were 2,135 overdose deaths in the state of Kentucky.

Jessamine County is #5 in per capita deaths in this state of Kentucky.  45 Jessamine County citizens died in 2022 due to the illegal reach of drug dealers in our community.

Visit the below links for more information about the epidemic in our community.

• Addiction Education Society
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Addiction Education Foundation
• American Society of Addiction Medicine

Check here regularly for important news on the fight against illegal drug dealers.

• 7/30/24: Lexington child on life support after fentanyl overdose. Father arrested and charged
• 5/23/24: Kentucky ‘Counterdrug Program’ seizes record amounts of fentanyl
• 5/1/24: Fentanyl plaguing south central Kentucky
• 4/11/24: 8-year-old Kentucky boy died from fentanyl not from eating strawberries, coroner reveals
• 2/20/24:  Deputies in Kentucky county seize enough fentanyl over 5 years to kill 2 million people
• 1/17/24: New Fentanyl Awareness license plates coming to KY!
• 1/9/24:  Overdoses are up in Lexington as Fentanyl is Being Found in All Kinds of Drugs
• 10/7/23: Death rates for people under 40 have skyrocketed. Blame fentanyl.
• 8/28/23 Variety: Documentary about OD of TV Host Dr. Laura Berman's Son is in the Works
• 8/25/23 Fox 56: Jessamine County Hosts 3rd Annual Drug Overdose Action Day
• 8/25/23 WKYT: Central Kentucky woman raising awareness after grandson dies of fentanyl overdose
• 8/22/23 Public News Service: More resources for KY Nonprofits working to reduce overdose deaths
• 7/30/23: Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana among top 10 states with most drug overdose deaths
• 5/20/23 Fox 56: Jessamine County families devastated by overdose deaths
• 5/17/23 The Lexington Times:  Nicholasville Community unites against fentanyl dealers
• 2/12/23 WKYT: Kentucky hopes to make progress within national opioid crisis
• 11/2/22 Union College: Union assisting UK HEALing Communities to a address opioid epidemic

Please visit the below websites for important support resources if you or someone you know is fighting an addiction.

• DEA.gov: Recovery Resources
• KY.gov: Treatment & Recovery Resources
• NIH Heal Initiative for Jessamine County
• LouisvilleKY.gov: Addiction Help
• FindHelpNowKY.org