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The mission of the Kentucky Drug Overdose Surveillance program is to provide timely reports on the morbidity and mortality associated with drug overdose in the Commonwealth.

With the establishment of the Drug Overdose Technical Assistance Core (DOTAC), this program works with local health departments, community stakeholders, and local and statewide agencies to develop evidence-based initiatives that address issues associated with substance misuse, abuse, and overdose. DOTAC maintains multiple databases that lend insight into injury patterns in Kentucky, including the datasets of emergency department visits, inpatient hospitalizations, death certificates, prescription drug monitoring, and workers' compensation claims.

These data are used to develop presentations on local and regional trends and harm reduction efforts, to identify specific targets for evidence-based prevention programs, to recruit and retain community stakeholders in the fight against drug overdose, and to help translate research into actionable interventions.

Program Contact

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Terry Bunn
Professor, Director of the Kentucky Injury Prevention & Research Center
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Phone
859-257-4955
Email
tlbunn2@uky.edu
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Dana Quesinberry, JD, DrPH
Assistant Professor, Associate Director of the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
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Location
Stoner Creek, Room 413
Phone
859-219-4919
Email
dana.quesinberry@uky.edu

Latest News & Resources for This Program

COVID-19 shutdown flips drug overdose mortality rates among industries

Drug overdose deaths spiked following Kentucky’s COVID-19 stay-at-home and business closure orders of March 2020. But the industries that suffered the most overdose deaths were surprising, according to research conducted by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health.

KIPRC Conversations: Andrew Farry