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Kratom and 7-OH Addiction: Signs, Withdrawal, and Treatment in Kentucky

Medically reviewed by Elaine Fields, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CARN-AP — Director of Addiction Services, Fresh Start Health Centers · Last reviewed: October 15, 2026 If kratom or one of the new “7-OH” products has taken over more of your day than you planned, you are not imagining it. What started as a gas-station supplement to...

Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment in Kentucky: Signs, Withdrawal, and Medications

Medically reviewed by Elaine Fields, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CARN-AP — Director of Addiction Services, Fresh Start Health Centers · Last reviewed: October 15, 2026 If drinking has started to run your days instead of the other way around, you are not weak and you are not alone. Alcohol use disorder is a treatable medical condition...

Telehealth + In-Person: Why a Hybrid Addiction Provider Is Safer Than Online-Only

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jerrel Boyer, D.O. — Medical Director, Fresh Start Health Centers · Last reviewed: October 11, 2026 If you get your Suboxone (buprenorphine) prescription from a phone-only app or an online-only clinic, you may have noticed the ground shifting under you. Federal rules on prescribing controlled medications by telehealth have been extended...

Hepatitis C Symptoms: Early Signs and When to Get Tested in Kentucky

Medically reviewed by Elaine Fields, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CARN-AP — Director of Addiction Services, Fresh Start Health Centers · Last reviewed: October 5, 2026 Most people with hepatitis C feel fine. That is exactly what makes it dangerous. The virus can live in your body for years, even decades, while it slowly damages your liver....

In-Person Suboxone Visits in Eastern Kentucky: Ashland, Grayson, Morehead & Vanceburg

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jerrel Boyer, D.O. — Medical Director, Fresh Start Health Centers · Last reviewed: September 24, 2026 If you take Suboxone (buprenorphine) for opioid use disorder, you may wonder whether you still need to see a provider in person, or whether an app on your phone is enough. At Fresh Start Health,...

The 2026 Telehealth Prescribing Deadline: What Kentucky OUD Patients Need to Know

If you get your Suboxone (buprenorphine) through a telehealth program, you may have heard that the rules allowing controlled substances to be prescribed online are set to change at the end of 2026. For Kentuckians in treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), this is worth understanding now — not in December, when your options may...

7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine): Risks and How We Treat Addiction to It

Medically reviewed by Elaine Fields, APRN, FNP-C, CARN-AP — Director of Addiction Services, Fresh Start Health Centers · Last reviewed: August 11, 2026 If you or someone you love has started using 7-OH products — the tablets, gummies, and “shots” sold at gas stations and smoke shops across Kentucky — you may be noticing they...

Switching Your Suboxone Care to a Kentucky-Based Provider: How It Works

If you started Suboxone (buprenorphine) through an online-only telehealth company and you’re worried about what happens if it closes, changes its rules, or can no longer prescribe, you are not stuck. Switching your care to a Kentucky-based provider is usually straightforward, and it can be done without interrupting your medication. At Fresh Start Health, we...

What Happens to Your Suboxone Prescription If Your Telehealth Provider Shuts Down?

If you get your addiction treatment from an online-only telehealth company, you may have wondered what would happen to your medication if that company shut down, lost its ability to prescribe, or simply dropped you as a patient. It is a fair worry, and it is one worth planning for now rather than in a...

Is Suboxone Treatment Confidential? What to Know in Kentucky

Is addiction treatment confidential? If you’ve been thinking about starting treatment for opioid use disorder but worry about who might find out, you’re not alone. Privacy is one of the biggest reasons people put off getting help—and it’s one of the most common questions we hear at Fresh Start Health. The short answer: yes, Suboxone...