Category: DRUGS
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Drinking while pregnant can have long-lasting effects on children, but almost 1/2 of pregnant Kentuckians report consuming alcohol
Did you know that children of mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy can undergo changes to their facial features, accompanied by a variety of lifelong mental and physical challenges? And...
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Maternal deaths up in Ky., U.S., especially among Blacks; state’s rate is sixth in nation; drug and substance abuse are big factors
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Pregnancy-related deaths continue to be on the rise across the nation, going up nearly 40 percent between 2020 and 2021, according to the Centers for...
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Bill to legalize medical marijuana for some in 2025 becomes law
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After years of failed attempts, on the last day of the 2023 legislative session legislators passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana for people...
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Fentanyl test strips will no longer be drug paraphernalia under law
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Fentanyl test strips will no longer be considered drug paraphernalia in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday signed a bipartisan bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips...
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Guthrie, new chair of House health subcommittee, calls for more price transparency by pharmacy benefit managers and hospitals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green is playing a priominent role as Congress investigates the role of pharmacy benefit managers in the growing...
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Seats available at Mar. 28 Recovery in the Workplace Conference
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is hosting its fifth annual Recovery in the Workplace Conference on March 28 at the Marriot Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington and still has seats...
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Beshear gets bill to regulate Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In response to a court decision that deemed products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol to be legal, a bill to regulate products with the substance has...
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Medical cannabis bill passes Senate, awaits House vote March 30
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill that would make medical marijuana legal for some in Kentucky has passed the state Senate for the first time and awaits a...
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Long Covid update: There’s still reason to avoid Covid-19, even if you’ve had it already; it’s ‘annoyingly stubborn,’ expert says
By Katelyn Jetelina Your Local Epidemiologist Covid-19 is not the common cold. Here’s an effort to keep you up to date on long-Covid developments. What we knew: Long Covid after...
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How health-care providers can help prevent overdoses: 4 steps, plus culture change to make intervention routine, lessen stigma
By Drs. Scott E. Hadland and Evan Wood; and Eri D. Solomon Opinion article published in JAMA Internal Medicine North America is experiencing an unprecedented opioid overdose epidemic now driven by illicitly...