Category: DRUGS
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E-cigarettes get bigger and badder: Sales up rose 47% in last 3 years, nicotine content up 76% in last 5; FDA struggles to regulate
By Liz Szabo KFF Health News When the Food and Drug Administration first asserted the authority to regulate electronic cigarettes in 2016, many people assumed the agency would quickly get...
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Herald-Leader digs into idea of using a psychedelic drug to treat opioid-use disorder, talks to a Ky. woman about her use of it
The head of the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission has suggested using up to $42 million of the more than $900 million in settlement funds with drug companies to invest...
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Kentucky had 5% fewer drug overdose deaths in 2022 than in ’21
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky is still losing more than 2,000 citizens a year to drug overdoses, but last year’s total was less than the year before, the...
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Opioid commission leader suggests it use at least $42 million to get exotic psychedelic drug approved to treat opioid-use disorder
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The head of the commission that manages the state’s opioid-settlement money said Wednesday that the panel will “explore the possibility” of committing “no less...
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Marijuana is often used during pregnancy, but it can get the child off to a lower-than-average start on development and health
Users and sellers of marijuana may suggest that expectant mothers use it to alleviate side effects of pregnancy, especially morning sickness, and research has found that it is the drug...
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UK’s new Cannabis Center funds four research studies; two will look at marijuana use by pregnant women and cancer patients
By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky Kentucky’s recently established center for cannabis research has awarded its first set of faculty pilot grants to support innovative and collaborative cannabis research. The University...
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Boyle County named Kentucky’s first Recovery Ready Community
Boyle County is Kentucky’s first Recovery Ready Community, a designation that reflects commitment to providing residents with access to addiction treatment and recovery support and removing barriers to the workforce. Applications for...
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FDA approves first-ever RSV vaccine for people 60 and older
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News People 60 and older now have access to the first approved vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus. The vaccine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline, is called Arexvy and...
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All-day Immunization Summit to be held in Lexington May 10 to confront declining rates of vaccination in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As vaccination rates in Kentucky decline, the Kentucky Rural Health Association is sponsoring an Immunization Summit on May 10 at the Embassy Suites in...
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UK study finds children who were exposed to opioids before birth are more likely to develop chronic diseases when they grow up
By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky What happens to the cardiovascular health of babies exposed to opioids in the womb? A new study at the University of Kentucky suggests that...