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University of Kentucky Awarded $7.2 Million to Reduce Overdose Risk Among Justice-involved Women
February 17, 2026
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Feb. 17 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:

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UK awarded $7.2 million to reduce overdose risk among justice-involved women

Elizabeth Chapin, Public Relations and Strategic Communications

University of Kentucky researchers have been awarded a five-year grant, projected to total $7.2 million, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test overdose prevention strategies for women transitioning fr . . .

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