Daniel Cooper would spend nearly two decades as a truck driver. As life evolved, so did his. He got married, had children, and even settled down in a home. However, the drinking persisted and caused his truck driving career and life to hit a standstill.

The Herald-Leader reports, The widespread use of opioids, the more potent synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and methamphetamine have long dogged Kentucky, which hit its first fatal overdose peak in 2017.

Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) community liaison Micki Arvin says she lost six friends to fatal overdoses during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to now. She spoke to WLEX-18’s Mike Valente about the grizzly statistic.

While many people associate the holidays with fun family traditions, home cooked meals and gift giving, this time of year can be particularly challenging for people struggling with addiction, as well as their loved ones. The regular stresses of the holidays, coupled with an increase in gatherings and events that often center around alcohol, can be extremely triggering for people in active addiction and those in recovery.

This Veterans Day, Earl Young, a Prestonsburg resident who served in the U.S. Army, will spend the day doing what he loves the most: helping and giving back to others, especially those who have also served in the military.

Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), a leading provider of addiction treatment and recovery services in Kentucky, has announced Jason Merrick as its new senior director of outpatient services. Merrick brings unmatched, frontline experience working with individuals in recovery and expanding access to treatment among one of Kentucky’s most vulnerable populations.

It was a brutally cold day when her spree from running from the police ended. She weighed 89 pounds, but the layers of clothing she wore would make you think otherwise. She was homeless and living in a shack of a building with no heat. This had to be the final straw for Micki Arvin.

With a nearly 50% increase in Kentucky overdose deaths from 2019 to 2020, Addiction Recovery Care’s (ARC) Senior Vice President of Operations Pat Fogarty spoke to WDRB News about the eye-opening trend and the growing need for ARC’s help.

Eagle Creek Recovery Center will open August 9, 2021, filling an urgent need for treatment services in the area, as the closest residential facility for women is at least 30 minutes away.

Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), a leading provider of treatment and recovery services in the commonwealth, issued the following statement today in response to the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy’s 2020 Overdose Fatality Report released this week: