WATCH | Vanessa Keeton joins WKYT to discuss 2021 overdose data, ARC’s Treatment on Demand model
2021 data shows 13.55% increase in overdose deaths in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ARC) — The addiction crisis continues to impact Kentucky communities. Preliminary data from the CDC indicates that 2,391 Kentuckians died due to drug overdoses in 2021, a 13.55% increase from the state’s 2,104 overdose deaths in 2020. “With fentanyl continuing to dominate the drug supply, now is a scary and dangerous time to […]
Meet the Millard College class of 2022, presented by Addiction Recovery Care
Once a month, Addiction Recovery Care staff gathers with clients to celebrate the work accomplished across all facilities. The convocation events are designed to encourage clients on their path to recovery while also recognizing staff exceeding expectations. May is a little different, though, as many of us joined family and friends to celebrate pre-school, high […]
Fighting for the future: Kentucky on frontlines of national addiction epidemic
By Tim Robinson, ARC CEO, Founder and President Addiction is one of the most difficult and destructive things a family can experience. It can tear people apart, and in worst case scenarios, leave loved ones grieving and wondering if there’s anything they could have done differently. In Kentucky, the addiction crisis impacts thousands of families […]
Meet the twins that marked a milestone at ARC’s Karen’s Place Maternity Center
ASHLAND Ky. (ARC) – They always say two is better than one, and on Monday, that became all too real as Addiction Recovery Care’s (ARC) Karen’s Place Maternity Center (KPMC) welcomed a set of twins! The baby girl was born at 9:06 Monday morning, and one minute later, her brother was born at 9:07 A.M. […]
BLOG | We’ve never been in addiction but working in recovery changed our lives
Did you know of the 1,100 Addiction Recovery Care employees, roughly half of those people have not been in addiction but still choose to work in the field? However, many have witnessed the disease’s ripple effect through their family and/or community. For them, the work can be just as rewarding as recovery – finding purpose […]
May 10 is National Fentanyl Awareness Day. Here’s what you need to know about the somber but important day.
Alarming numbers continue to worsen as more Americans than ever grapple with addiction across Kentucky and the nation. Fentanyl is only making matters worse. According to reports, synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, are to blame for at least two-thirds of all overdose deaths. Nationally, deaths resulting from an overdose crossed the 100,000 threshold last year. The […]
BLOG | This Mother’s Day my kids are back and so am I
By Theresa LaFeve Being a mom was something I was first able to experience at 20-years-old. A year later, I would give birth to my second child. Like many, my addiction only grew after both my daughters’ births. In 2015, I would travel to every trap house looking for meth with my daughters in the […]
ARC celebrates ribbon cutting on new $2.2M White Oak Hill residential treatment center, expanding recovery access in Martin County
INEZ, Ky. (May 4, 2022) — Tim Robinson, founder, and CEO of Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), is bringing his team’s mission of saving one life at a time to his hometown of Inez, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today on a new men’s residential treatment center in Martin County — White Oak Hill. Addiction Recovery Care, […]
ARC’s Tim Robinson Participates in National Policy Conversation With U.S. Drug Czar Rahul Gupta at RX Summit
ATLANTA, Ga. (April 21, 2022) – During the national Rx and Illicit Drug Summit last week in Atlanta, Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) — a leading provider of treatment and recovery services in Kentucky — played a vital role in advancing proven strategies to address America’s persistent addiction epidemic. Last week, ARC president/CEO Tim Robinson participated […]
