Category: DRUGS
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Nov. 15 workshop in Ashland will help rural journalists cover the difficult topic of substance abuse and recovery; space is limited
The epidemic of opioid use and other substance abuse has hit many rural communities hard, but rural news media have a hard time covering this difficult subject, for various reasons....
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Sellout crowd at first major Ky. forum on medical cannabis hears there’s no scientific literature to back it, but research is sparse
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The health benefits of medical marijuana haven’t been proven and more research is needed, according to a leading researcher on the topic, but that...
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Save the date: Friday, Nov. 15, to attend Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery, a workshop for journalists, in Ashland
Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery: A Workshop for Journalists will be held in Ashland on Nov. 15 by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues and Oak Ridge Associated Universities. The workshop...
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New state health chief cautions against all e-cigarette use; some recent illnesses aren’t related to black-market THC, but to nicotine
Health Commissioner Dr. Angela Dearinger —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News HAZARD, Ky. — At her first public speaking engagement as state health commissioner, Dr. Angela Dearinger spoke about...
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State offers new website that links to addiction and recovery resources, including treatment and stories of hope
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky state government has a new, user-friendly website called “Hope and Help” that brings addiction and recovery supports into one place to help Kentuckians...
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Reported $12 billion settlement by Purdue Pharma prompts Bevin to try to associate Beshear with state’s much smaller settlement
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin spoke to Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear, as Democratic Secretary of State Alison Grimes seemed to react, before Bevin addressed the state legislature. (Photo by Michael Reaves,...
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More than 100 people gather in Owensboro to talk about meth; police officer says they’re losing battle with highly addictive drug
Crystal methamphetamine (Drug Enforcement Administration) —– The methamphetamine problem is so bad in Owensboro that the city commissioner hosted a community forum to discuss it, Katie Pickens reports for the Owensboro Times. “This issue...
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13 Ky. hospitals are suing over 40 opioid makers and sellers, alleging they misrepresented painkillers as safer than they were
NPR.org photo —– Thirteen Kentucky hospitals are suing more than 40 opioid manufacturers, distributors and sellers for using “a false narrative marketing scheme” that understated the risks associated with opioids...
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Save the date: Friday, Nov. 15, to attend Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery, a workshop for journalists, in Ashland
Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery: A Workshop for Journalists will be held in Ashland Nov. 15 by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues and Oak Ridge Associated Universities. The workshop is...
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Regular users of syringe exchanges who say they can decrease opioid use (and don’t use meth) are more likely to get treatment
One of the first studies to explore syringe-service programs in rural counties found that the participants who consistently used a syringe exchange and voiced high confidence in their ability to...