Category: DRUGS
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Providers didn’t give reason for prescribing opioids 1/3 of the time; study says better documentation could decrease prescribing
An analysis of medical records from 2006 to 2015 found that doctors didn’t record a diagnosis for opioid prescriptions almost one-third of the time. “The findings help support criticism by...
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Smoke-Free Coalition will lobby for state law to ban tobacco products and e-cigs from all school property and activities
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Concerned that historic declines in youth tobacco use will be undermined by the “exploding popularity” of Juul and other e-cigarettes, Kentucky’s Coalition for a Smoke-Free...
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Congress sends President Trump a huge, comprehensive, bipartisian bill to fight the opioid epidemic; he says he will sign it
By a 98-1 vote Wednesday, the Senate passed the final version of a comprehensive package to address the opioid epidemic and sent it to President Donald Trump, who is expected...
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Cheap knockoffs of popular Juul electronic cigarettes are latest FDA target to protect teens from vaping
Cheap knock-offs of the Juul electronic cigarettes popular with teens have been showing up in stores and online, “despite a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule banning the sale of new e-cigarette...
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Congress agrees on bipartisan opioid package
Congress has agreed on a comprehensive package to address the opioid epidemic, which includes both law-enforcement and public-health measures. President Trump is expected to sign it. The 653-page bill has...
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Panel acknowledges medical benefits of medical marijuana but also concerns, including potency of a possible ‘Trojan horse’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Research shows conclusively that medical marijuana has some health benefits, but also comes with some adverse risks that would likely be exacerbated by the...
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Appalachian health researchers discuss work, with three sessions on drugs, and are urged to engage more closely with communities
Joyce Bells-Berry of the Mayo Clinic, keynote at the Appalachian Translational Research Network Summit — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A big step toward improving health in Appalachia would...
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FDA goes to war against teenagers’ ‘epidemic’ use of electronic cigarettes, says another generation is at risk of nicotine addiction
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is launching a new anti-vaping campaign aimed at teens. The campaign, “The Real Cost,” will target nearly 10.7...
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Study shows Kentucky ranks fifth for daily electronic cigarette use, which translates to about 80,000 daily vapers in the state
From 2012 to 2014, Kentucky ranked fifth for daily use of electronic cigarettes and was among the top 10 states for current use, which includes occasional use, Darla Carter reports for Insider Louisville. That...
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Op-ed calls for smoking bans to include e-cigs and for an e-cig tax to decrease teen use; new e-cigs are easy for teens to hide
A used package of Juul cartridges, found on a Frankfort sidewalk. (Photo by Al Cross) As students head back to school and concerns about their increasing use of a new electronic...