PAR-People Advocating Recovery
A Kentucky group of concerned individuals working to eliminate barriers to recovery from addiction.

Kentucky-United in Recovery
Recovery Voices Count
Another Year-Another Great Rally

A few cellphone pictures from the Louisville Rally

More pictures from the Rally

Town Hall Meeting-Lexington October 2008

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-----Top Stories-----

Fining offenders proposed as a way to fund rehab centers
19/Nov/2008 4:42
Increasing the fines from drug and alcohol offenses is one possibility more>>

Drug Addiction Reaches Epidemic Numbers
18/Nov/2008 7:43
Florida Clinic Employs Holistic Treatment Approach more>>

Obama lobby rules could benefit nonprofits, analyst says
13/Nov/2008 5:54
Corporate lobbyists may have to jockey for attention alongside smaller, grassroots organizations more>>

Meeting's subject: A second chance
30/Oct/2008 6:07
A panel of justice officials will discuss the rights of individuals in recovery, voting rights for ex-felons, and the recovery bill of rights at a town-hall meeting Thursday night at the Chrysalis Community Center, 1589 Hill Rise Drive. more>>

Marketing Drugs to Kids: From Cheese to Strawberry Quick
28/Oct/2008 7:04
Something called “cheese” is killing kids. more>>

Police: Woman exposed unborn son to drugs
23/Oct/2008 16:57
A Richmond, KY woman was arrested Tuesday for exposing her unborn son to cocaine and marijuana. more>>

A New Approach to Treating Intractable Cases of Depression
21/Oct/2008 6:43
Food and Drug Administration approves the first TMS system more>>

Oft-jailed Lexington man may go to rehab
15/Oct/2008 6:27
Lexington man has been arrested 1,300+ times more>>

Angst Is Rising, but Many Must Forgo Therapy
7/Oct/2008 6:41
In the latest sign of the deepening economic crisis, more people are considering cutting back on their mental-health therapy, even as they become more stressed. more>>

Oh So Close to Mental Health Parity
1/Oct/2008 7:54
Congress is within a whisker of passing a sound and fair-minded bill more>>

Remembering THE NARCO
28/Sep/2008 13:13
Remembering Lexington's famous drug jail more>>

Meth-lab busts soar
9/Sep/2008 7:37
Louisville-area discoveries are on record pace, police say more>>

Ex-addict now gets high on triathlons
30/Aug/2008 7:08
Recovered runner ready for Ironman more>>

1 in 10 Native American deaths alcohol related
28/Aug/2008 17:23
Rate is three times higher than general population, federal report says more>>

Proposed Addiction Treatment Blocks Environment-Triggered Craving
25/Aug/2008 5:46
Treatment may help diminish addicts' tendency to relapse more>>

College chiefs urge new debate on drinking age
19/Aug/2008 7:39
College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 more>>

More drug use, less treatment in E. Ky.
13/Aug/2008 11:19
A variety of barriers to substance-abuse and mental-health treatment, including lack of transportation, lack of money and fear of being stigmatized. more>>

790 felons can vote again
30/Jul/2008 5:23
Gov. Steve Beshear has restored the voting rights of 790 felons after streamlining the process more>>

Home deaths from drug errors soar
29/Jul/2008 5:57
The authors blame soaring home use of prescription painkillers and other potent drugs more>>

Homeless man's beating shakes up hippie haven
20/Jul/2008 8:05
Ricky Green wandered into this town some months ago, a stranger just a bit stranger than most. more>>

United States Conference of Mayors Unanimously Passes Resolution
27/Jun/2008 8:14
Nation’s Mayors Seek Policy Reforms that Will Save Both Lives and Dollars by Preventing Unnecessary Overdose Deaths more>>

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