Tag: drug abuse
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House Judiciary Committee approves two bills to curb synthetic, Rx drug abuse
Cracking down on drugs is one of the most pressing topics of the 2012 General Assembly, and lawmakers showed they were serious about it this afternoon. (Associated Press photo by...
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Meds-for-meth compromise bill introduced
Lawmakers said they would compromise on the idea of making pseudoephedrine available only by prescription, and they have. Senate Bill 3 would only require a prescription for medicines containing the...
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Meds-for-meth bill sent back to committee; compromise in the works, original sponsor says
The bill that would make pseudoephedrine — the key ingredient to make methamphetamine — available only by prescription was taken off the Senate floor Thursday afternoon. The bill’s original sponsor,...
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Courier-Journal editorialists change position and join the Herald-Leader in supporting meds-for-meth legislation
The state’s two biggest newspapers are in agreement: pseudoephedrine should be available by prescription only in order to curb methamphetamine production. The Courier-Journal offered its opinion in an editorial today:...
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Columnist likens pain docs to drug pushers and loan sharks
Doctors at some pain management clinics are the equivalent to modern-day drug pushers, writes Richmond business columnist Don McNay in a piece entitled, “Making money in businesses that are supposed...
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Group fighting meds-for-meth bill says it spent nearly $200,000 in January on lobbying, and that apparently omits radio buys
The group fighting a bill that would make the key ingredient for making methamphetamine available only by prescription spent more than $194,000 last month alone to lobby lawmakers, far more...
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Senate committee narrowly passes meds-for-meth bill as advocates start their own radio advertising campaign
In the face of a strong lobbying effort by makers of over-the-counter cold medicines, a state Senate committee narrowly approved a bill today that would require a prescription for most...
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Meds-for-meth bill could lead to overcrowding at doctors’ office, Hopkinsville hospital official says
Making pseudoephedrine available only by prescription has led to fears of packed waiting rooms in doctors’ offices, Dennis O’Neil writes for Hopkinsville’s Kentucky New Era. (Photo of Sudafed pills by...
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Require all to have a prescription for pseudoephedrine, or just meth criminals? Officials debate the issue on KET
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News If something isn’t done now about the prevalence of methamphetamine in Kentucky, “We’re going to lose a generation.” That was one of the jarring...
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“Stop Meth, Not Meds,” ad sponsored by drug industry advises
With some legislators saying a law is needed to make the decongestant pseudoephedrine available only by prescription, the Kentucky Healthcare Products Association has launched an advertising campaign to fight the...