Category: DRUGS
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Drug-overdose deaths of Kentuckians fell 9.8% last year, but rate among state’s Blacks increased 5%; overall U.S. decline was 3%
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News In 2023, 9.8 percent fewer Kentuckians died from drug overdoses than the year before, according to an annual state report released Thursday. A preliminary...
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First naxolone shipment under settlement with drug maker arrives
Kentucky Health News Nearly 8,000 doses of naloxone, which reverses the effects of drug overdose, were delivered to Kentucky this week as part of a settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals, Attorney...
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Early data show 7.9% fall in overdose deaths in Ky. in 2023 was much more than national drop, but number of ODs remained high
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest provisional overdose-death data say drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky fell by 7.9 percent in 2023, more than the national decline of...
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Vaping and substance use in Kentucky schools has spiked in the last five years, especially in the younger grades; up 147% overall
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of drug, alcohol and tobacco events recorded by schools have increased in schools at all levels across Kentucky, according to data collected...
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Vape retailers and hemp association file suit to block new law that limits sale of vape products to those approved by the FDA
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Four vape shops, the Kentucky Vaping Retailers Association and the Kentucky Hemp Association have filed suit in Franklin Circuit Court seeking to strike down a...
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UK professor Alex Elswick overcame opioid addiction to work with others in recovery and start a community organization to aid them
By Grace Sowards University of Kentucky Alex Elswick grew up with everything he needed. With two great parents, a roof over his head and good grades in school, he was...
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Lottery system will determine who gets 48 licenses for retailers and 10 for processors of medical cannabis in 11 Kentucky regions
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear gave an update on the medical cannabis licensing program Thursday, after signing this year’s medical cannabis bill into law the day...
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Events, trends, issues, ideas and independent journalism about health care and health in Kentucky, from the Institute for Rural Journalism at the University of Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In what the sponsor calls a bill to “clean some things up,” more restrictions are being added to the state’s medical-marijuana law and provisions...
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Website that helps Kentuckians find addiction treatment now helps them find naloxone, the drug that reverses opioid overdoses
Kentucky Health News The state’s FindHelpNowKy.org website, which helps Kentuckians find addiction treatment, now also can help them find places to get naloxone, which reverses opioid overdose. The website, which...
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Coleman wants opioid commission to shift focus to prevention, especially among youth; leaves small door open to ibogaine
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman laid out his mission for the next phase of the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission Tuesday, calling on them...