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Community health organizations are still trying to get a handle on how to help people in our area. Kentucky has one of the highest opioid related death rates in the country.
At Turning Point Treatment Center in Paducah, the team has learned it takes a village to save anyone. When a individual walks in, a lot of times they need a little hope, Turning Point program director Shamike Stiles said. Sometimes that does come in the form of finical assistance.
Stiles is celebrating a $900,000 federal grant that allows Turning Point to give monetary help to those who need it. The grant was awarded by the Comprehensive Opioid Stimulant and Substance Abuse Program. Turning Point, as well as other addiction related programs in eight west Kentucky counties will benefit from the money. The Purchase District Health Department is in charge of the grant money, and it will go to limited-time housing assistance, job searching and more for newl