FDA approves Kentucky-based opioid treatment device

HARRODSBURG, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — The opioid recovery treatment device used by the Isaiah House has received FDA clearance.

Isaiah House is Kentucky’s largest community-focused nonprofit addiction treatment organization and serves around 3,500 people suffering from substance abuse each year, per a news release. The organization announced its partnership with NET Recovery on Tuesday to bring NET Recovery’s proprietary neurostimulation therapy to the bluegrass.

According to the 2023 Drug Overdose Fatality Report from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, approximately 80 percent of Kentucky’s overdose deaths in 2023 involved opioids. NET Recovery’s device works to reduce opioid withdrawal symptoms within 24 hours, Isaiah House said.

According to a news release, the device is used for three to five days of continuous treatment and reduces withdrawal symptoms using neurostimulation.

“Setting our clients up for long-term success is fundamental to our mission,” Isaiah House CEO Nick Wren said. “The NET Device is a huge leap forward in empowering Kentuckians with the treatment and resources they need to maintain a lifetime of sobriety. I’m incredibly excited about our partnership with NET Recovery and the impact it will have on our beloved Bluegrass State.”

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“We’re thrilled to offer this groundbreaking new treatment to residents of central Kentucky and beyond,” NET Recovery CEO Joe Winston said. “Isaiah House has been an incredible partner to us as we’ve worked to receive clearance from the FDA. They wholeheartedly support the recovery community, and we’re so proud that our NET Device will be added to their comprehensive treatment programs.”

Isaiah House said the organization has 30 NET devices available to residents of Meade, Scott, Bullit, and Shelby counties free of charge.

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