Category: DRUGS
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Tobacco-free schools bill hits a snag; prospects still appear favorable, but floor leader Carney says ‘Nothing is certain’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — The bill to get tobacco out of all Kentucky schools has hit a snag. House Bill 11 passed unanimously out of the...
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Jump in teenagers’ use of e-cigarettes erases years of progress in reducing teen tobacco use; tobacco-free schools bill in Ky. House
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Teens’ use of electronic cigarettes is overwhelmingly responsible for erasing years of progress in reducing teen tobacco use, according to the latest annual National...
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47 Ky. counties have syringe exchange programs, but only half of the 54 at high risk of HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks have them
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky leads the nation in the number of syringe exchange programs, but passing such programs continues to require great amounts of public education and...
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Poll: Reported heroin, methamphetamine and painkiller use has increased; 44 percent of those needing treatment didn’t get it
Nearly a third of Kentucky adults reported having a family member or friend with a drug problem in the past 12 months, and just over half of those with problems...
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What state-level strategies work against the opioid epidemic?
The opioid epidemic is a major issue in every state, but not all are tackling it in the same ways. The National Academy for State Health Policy, a nonpartisan group of...
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House health panel’s new chair starts fast, with bills to ban school tobacco use, study medical marijuana and spur drug treatment
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Rep. Kim Moser plans a busy first meeting as chair of the House Health and Family Services Committee on Thursday, Feb. 7. She...
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Ambulances report fewer overdose calls, say trend is partly due to availability of drug antidote Narcan and increased use of meth
Your local ambulances may be getting fewer calls for drug overdoses, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that your local drug problems are decreasing. The Anderson News found that OD ambulance calls...
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Are you struggling with addiction, or know of someone who is? Here’s expert advice for finding quality treatment
By Anne M. Herron Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment,U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration It can be overwhelming and confusing to know where to start if you need...
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Is this the year Ky. lawmakers throw tobacco and e-cigarettes out of schools? Advocates see more hope, and rally for their bill
Rep. Kim Moser spoke at the tobacco-free-schools rally. (Photo by Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader) — At a Jan. 22 rally in the state Capitol, students, educators and health advocates asked...
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Counties where drug makers did more marketing had higher rates of overdoses from prescription painkillers, national study finds
Counties where doctors got more attention and favors from drug manufacturers were more likely to have a higher rate of overdoses from prescription opioids a year later, says a new...