Category: DRUGS
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When settlement with opioid makers and distributors is reached, Kentucky and local governments will split it half and half
Photo: Forbes.com —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When a global settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors is settled, Kentucky will allocate half of any proceeds to the state...
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New federal guidelines will let almost all providers prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder, a boon to rural Kentucky
Photo by Oregon Health & Science University —– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it will allow most medical providers to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder without being...
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Ex-Gov. Beshear 1 of 7 on Opioid Crisis Task Force formed by Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C., think tank
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Former Gov. Steve Beshear is one of seven members of the Bipartisan Policy Center‘s new Opioid Crisis Task Force, tasked by the Washington, D.C. think...
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Ky. had 3rd highest percentage rose in drug-overdose deaths in the 2020 federal fiscal year; jumped after pandemic hit in March
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graph, labeled by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 50 percent in 2020, the third...
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Study: Kentucky ranks fourth, among 38 states studied, in per-resident costs of opioid-use disorder and deaths resulting from it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ranked fourth in cost of opioid-use disorder and deaths from it, adjusted for population, in a report that shows the economic impact of...
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Weekly coronavirus cases are down, but weekly percentage of positive tests is up; statewide Covid-19 death toll reaches 6,250
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky had fewer coronavirus cases in the last week than the week before, but the share of residents who tested positive for the virus...
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N.E. Ky. Substance Use Response Coalition gets national award after winning $1 million grant to help newly released inmates
The Northeast Kentucky Substance Use Response Coalition has been named the Outstanding Rural Health Program of 2021 by the National Rural Health Association as part of its annual Rural Health Awards, given to individuals and...
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39% in Ky. had symptoms of an anxiety or depressive disorder Feb. 3-15; community mental health centers can help them
Steve Shannon —– By Steve Shannon Kentucky Association of Regional Programs The hurt is real for the people of Kentucky and across the globe. The mental anguish of isolation, remote...
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Health bills dealing with insulin cost, substance-use disorder and long-term-care staffing pass legislative chambers Tuesday
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health related bills are on the move in the General Assembly, with several of them passing out of their respective chambers Tuesday. House bills...
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Harm reduction services, ‘that place between prevention and treatment,’ can make a difference in substance-abuse disorder
Daryl Hams, registered nurse and project director of the Regional Harm Reduction Collaborative (Photo: Amanda Rossman, Cincinnati Enquirer) —– In an article titled “The people who care: How harm reduction strategies for those who...