Kentucky Opioid Response Effort (KORE)
The Kentucky Overdose Response Effort (KORE) Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) program provides naloxone at no cost to Kentucky agencies residents serving individuals at risk for opioid overdose or who may be in a position to reverse an overdose.
Who should order at this site?
- KORE-funded agencies
- HEALing Communities Study Wave 1 & 2 agencies
- Orders will be filled where possible for all other Kentucky agencies.
- Individuals seeking naloxone
The current evidence indicates that naloxone 4mg nasal spray (ie. Narcan) is an effective dose and route of administration for opioid overdose reversal.
TRAINING
To receive naloxone nasal Spray through KORE, all requesting agencies should have at least basic training in overdose education. Training focuses on recognizing / responding to an overdose, basic tenets of addiction, opioid exposures, roles of treatment, and harm reduction programs and can be accessed here:
Additional training (either in person or virtual) can be requested by submitting the Naloxone Request Form in the section below.
Order Naloxone:
Kentucky agencies (including Local Health Departments and first responder organizations) can request naloxone by utilizing the following process:
Step 1: Navigate to http://www.findnaloxonenowky.org
Step 2: Click on the button that says "Ordering for an Agency". This will direct you to a short survey to determine which grant funded naloxone is most appropriate for your agency.
Step 3: Approved requests will be shipped to the requesting agency with 2 weeks.
Kentucky Overdose Response Effort:
Guided by the Recovery-Oriented System of Care Framework, the purpose of the Kentucky Overdose Response Effort (KORE) is to implement a comprehensive targeted response to Kentucky’s opioid crisis by expanding equitable access to a full continuum of high quality, evidence-based opioid prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery supports. For more information, visit kore.ky.gov