Category: DRUGS
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As e-cigarette epidemic grew among teens, state inspected fewer retailers; among those it did, violations rose; it lacks a full list
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Illegal sales of tobacco to Kentucky children have trended up in the last few years, according to the annual federal report that measures states’ progress in...
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Kentucky leads the way on many opioid-related efforts, and was well represented at the four-day drug abuse summit in Atlanta
U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers spoke at the 2019 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta. (Photo via Twitter) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky officials, researchers...
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Kentucky teens’ use of electronic cigarettes and vapes doubled from 2016 to 2018, and is higher than national rates, survey finds
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News A survey of Kentucky teenagers shows that their rate of using electronic cigarettes and vapes doubled from 2016 to 2018, and...
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Walgreens will raise age for tobacco sales to 21 on Sept. 1
“Walgreens has decided to raise its minimum age for tobacco sales several weeks after a top federal official chastised the drugstore chain for violating laws restricting access to cigarettes and other...
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Smoke-free advocates say the policy can be more palatable if part of a wellness campaign; also say to include smokers at the table
Onjewel Smith of the Southern States Regional Project of the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation discussed smoke-free campaigns in rural communities at the 2019 Kentucky Tobacco Conference. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —–...
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Report offers five strategies to fight opioid epidemic in Appalachia; central part of region had high death rate from overdoses
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The third report in a series that offers “replicable best practices” for Appalachian communities to improve their health offers strategies to address the opioid...
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In last decade, cost of opioid-related treatment at UK rose 733% and number of opioid patients rose 481%, Herald-Leader reports
Traffic rushes past Chandler Hospital in this slow exposure. —– There are several ways to measure the depth of the opioid epidemic that has spread across Kentucky and much of...
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UK gets $87 million federal grant to reduce opioid-overdose deaths in 16 counties by 40 percent in the next four years
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Kentucky up to $87 million over the next four years, with the goal of reducing opioid-overdose deaths by 40 percent in 16 counties: Fayette,...
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McConnell says he will introduce bill to raise to 21 the legal age to buy tobacco products anywhere in the nation
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would sponsor legislation to make 21 the legal age to buy tobacco...
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Eight Kentuckians among 60 indicted for illegal prescribing or health-care fraud as a result of major federal investigation
Rob Duncan, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, announced the cases. (Associated Press photo by John Minchillo) —– Sixty health professionals in five Appalachian states, including Kentucky, were charged...