Day: September 5, 2015
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U.S. smoking rate drops from 16.8% to 15.2% in one year; Ky. ranks No. 2 in most recent state data; county data are available
“The national smoking rate among adults has reached an all-time low since anti-smoking efforts began decades ago, according to a report this week from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
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Ky. to get $940,000 more a year to fight prescription drug abuse and heroin; top drug-abuse fighter coming to Ky. for workshop
The federal government will give Kentucky another $940,000 a year for the next four years to fight prescription drug abuse and heroin. The money is part of a new program...