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After son’s overdose death, mother seeks investigation of Vivitrol’s use in Kentucky
by Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern November 18, 2024 Striving to stay sober, Hal Pyzyna succeeded for nearly a decade until the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020 — the stress causing him to relapse into drug use, said his mother, Kristine Pyzyna. She hoped he would get help through a court diversion program that in 2022 referred…
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Drug tip leads to arrest of Inez woman
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A tip sparked a police operation that led to the arrest of 38-year-old Shaunda Crum of Inez on multiple drug charges. Acting on information about suspected narcotics activity at a residence on Spring Branch Road, Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd arrived just before noon Friday to…
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Fort Gay traffic stop leads to arrest on meth and weapons charges
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FORT GAY, W.Va. — A traffic stop Monday evening in Fort Gay led to the arrest of a suspect on drug and weapons charges, Wayne County Sheriff Rick Thompson announced. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit had been patrolling the area when they decided to pull over a car.…
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Addiction recovery company under FBI investigation reducing staff, blames reimbursement cuts
BY: DEBORAH YETTER – SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 3:45 PM Kentucky’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment is cutting staff and restructuring some services, citing significant cuts in Medicaid reimbursement from the government health plan that covers almost all of its clients. Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, based in Louisa, said in a statement Thursday that, as a…
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Addiction Recovery Care says it’s cooperating with FBI investigation into possible fraud
by Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern August 2, 2024 Kentucky’s largest provider of addiction treatment services, Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, is the subject of an FBI investigation into possible health care fraud, according to a July 30 post on a website of the federal agency’s Louisville office. ARC, which is funded almost entirely through Kentucky’s Medicaid…
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Lawmakers join KY’s largest addiction treatment provider to oppose Medicaid payment cuts
by Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern July 30, 2024 FRANKFORT — The state’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment is warning that looming cuts in Medicaid reimbursement to some providers could damage efforts to curb addiction that has engulfed Kentucky — just as the state is showing improvements. “Kentucky has made significant strides in access…
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Former Inez lawyer climbed out of alcoholism, launched a recovery boom
BY DEBORAH YETTER KENTUCKY LANTERN LOUISA — Around the office at Addiction Recovery Care, Vanessa Keeton is still known as “Client One” — marking her status as the first client of the first recovery center ARC opened as a group home in Lawrence County. But her official title is vice president of marketing, where she…
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Addiction Recovery Care urges Kentuckians with substance-use disorder to seek care
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS With the start of a new year, Addiction Recovery Care is encouraging individuals struggling with substance-use disorder to seek addiction care, noting that January is a time when people are often looking for a fresh start. In January 2023, ARC received nearly 1,000 additional calls from people seeking treatment…
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BUSTED: Police seize $21,000 cash and 100 grams of drugs
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NORTH MATEWAN, W.Va. — A joint operation between the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. 119 Drug Task Force netted over $21,000 cash and 100 grams combined of methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl. The agencies seized the items while executing a search warrant Wednesday at a residence in North Matewan.…
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Warfield couple arrested for endangering children after police find drug residue, unsanitary conditions
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — A man and woman went to jail for allegedly endangering children after police discovered drug residue within reach of minors and unsanitary conditions in their Dempsey Apartments home. Police arrested William Messer, 34, and Amanda Jude, 34, of Warfield, Aug. 30 in a joint operation involving law enforcement…
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