Category: DRUGS
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Third annual Harlan County Drug Summit looks at ways to address addiction, with a focus on prevention
Nearly 200 people attended the third annual Harlan County Drug Summit on Thursday, Jan. 11, to hear a message largely focused on prevention, Chandler Wilcox reports for Hazard’s WYMT. “We have a lot...
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Beshear wants 15 medical conditions added to medical-cannabis law, but key legislators say now isn’t the time to do that
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear wants 15 more health conditions to be added to the list of qualifying conditions in the state’s legislatively authorized medical-marijuana program,...
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Addiction Recovery Care urges Kentuckians with substance-use disorder to seek care, saying January is one of its busiest months
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With the start of a new year, Addiction Recovery Care is encouraging individuals struggling with substance-use disorder to seek addiction care, noting that January...
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Free webinar, ‘Health for a Change: ACEs, Substance Use Disorder, and Prevention’ is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 19
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “ACEs, Substance Use Disorder and Prevention.” It will be held Friday, Jan. 19, from 11 a.m....
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Legislature, convening Tuesday, is being asked to strengthen laws on sales of cigarettes and vapes to minors, including licensing
“When the General Assembly returns to Frankfort on Jan. 2, one of the many problems it’s been asked to address is youth smoking — particularly vaping, which studies suggest has...
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Ky. gambling problem help-line calls have tripled since legislature legalized sports betting; state has only seven certified counselors
Kentucky Health News Since sports betting became legal in Kentucky on Sept. 7, calls to the state problem-gambling hotline have nearly tripled, one of the state’s few problem-gambling counselors told...
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Incoming attorney general replaces leading advocate of funding research aimed at legalizing psychedelic for addiction treatment
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The main proponent of using state opioid-settlement money to fund research into a psychdelic drug as a treatment for addiction will soon be out...
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Businesses are pitching local governments to give them money from the national opioid settlement; Ky. advisers say to go slow
Information for this story was also gathered by Kentucky Health News. By Aneri Pattani KFF Health News The pitches are bold and arriving fast: Invest opioid settlement dollars in a...
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Some decongestants spike blood pressure; alternatives available
By Dr. Vincent Sorrell University of Kentucky It’s the season for respiratory viruses and the cough, congestion and sore throats they bring. There are many options for over-the-counter (OTC) remedies...
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If subpoenaed, pharmacy chains hand over customers’ private medical information; lawmakers say warrants should be required
“The nation’s largest pharmacy chains have handed over Americans’ prescription records to police and government investigators without a warrant, a congressional investigation found, raising concerns about threats to medical privacy,”...