Katherine Benge

I am always searching for my next karaoke song
ICU RN, Louisville, DNP Student

[Katherine Benge @katiebnice]

From now on, I’m ended every argument with “thank you for the feedback.” #mynameiskatietoo

[Katherine Benge @katiebnice]

A7: Addiction guarantees a customer for life. Big Pharma needs to stay away from the pockets of our politicians. #NursesStopOpioidAbuse

[Anna Marks @Anna_Marks05]

@kellbell0420 speaking of stigma - mental health needs to be addressed in patients suffering from opioid abuse and its role in treating addiction #NursesStopOpioidAbuse #mentalhealth #EndTheStigma

[Katherine Benge @katiebnice]

A5: Taking a look at your own views on substance abuse and abusers is important. These are people with lives, problems, loved ones, bills, etc. Go into their care without biases and treat substance abuse like other diseases we treat. #NursesStopOpioidAbuse

[Katie Thomas @KDTHOM22]

A5c: The South Louisville Opioid Task Force is fighting the opioid crisis in south Louisville and fighting for the hiring of recovering opioid users into the workforce. #NursesStopOpioidAbuse https://t.co/5iED5NBBUS

[Morgan McGarvey @MorganMcGarvey]

@DrRankinPeds I can give the clinical definition, but in KY it means broken families & communities, clogged courts, crowded jails, and strained social services. It means revisiting the idea we can incarcerate our way out of this problem and investing in treatment, training, and education.

[Katherine Benge @katiebnice]

@jmnemes Will HB 136 allow medicinal cannabis to be used in conjunction with opioid addiction treatment? #nursesstopopioidabuse

[Katherine Benge @katiebnice]

Decreasing the amt of opioid scrips leads to other problems. Patients are still addicted and turn to harder and more dangerous substances. Research and funds need to be targeted to recovery and post recovery care to help re-establish healthily into society. #nursesstopopioidabuse

[Katherine Benge @katiebnice]

A5A: There a magnitude of government agencies (too many?) who are stakeholders in programs combating the opioid epidemic ranging from the CDC to the Veterans Health Association. Policy is great, but action is even better. #nursesstopopioidabuse

[Katherine Benge @katiebnice]

@findhelpnowky @DrRankinPeds The opioid epidemic is a disease that definitely affects the physical, mental, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of the person and their surroundings (friends, family, work, etc.)

[LMPD @LMPD]

@DrRankinPeds A1: For KY in 2012, HB1 started the process of limiting the prescription of opiates such as Opana and Oxycontin. Unfortunately it didn't address treatment of addiction issues in the state. Our prescription opiate addicts became heroin addicts, quickly. #NursesStopOpioidAbuse

[Katherine Benge @katiebnice]

A1: Epidemic = widespread disease in a community, opioid = referring to the drug class opiates used for their pain and sedative process. There is a fine line between when a drug is medicinally beneficial and when it is detrimental to the patient. #nursesstopopioidabuse

[Katherine Benge @katiebnice]

A1: Epidemic = widespread disease in a community, opioid = referring to the drug class opiates used for their pain and sedative process. There is a fine line between when a drug is medicinally beneficial and when it is detrimental to the patient.