Tag: drug abuse
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As meds-for-meth bill languishes, some seek compromise, but bill’s sponsor says proposals would render it ineffective
By Al Cross and Tara Kaprowy Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues As the bill to require prescriptions for three widely used decongestants remains short of votes to pass...
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Systems that track pseudoephedrine sales do not necessarily curb meth making, experiences of Ky. and other states show
Systems that track the sale of the key ingredient used to make methamphetamine have not decreased the manufacture of the highly addictive drug, according to an analysis by The Associated...
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Decongestant prescription bill passes panel; both parties split
After hearing an endorsement from Kentucky’s senior member of Congress, and opposition from the wife of another Republican congressman, a state Senate committee voted 6-4 to require precriptions for decongestants...
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C-J examines effect of prescription drug abuse on Ky. children
The Courier-Journal continued today its series “Prescription for Tragedy,” an in-depth look at the effects of prescription drug abuse across the state. For today’s installment, reporters Emily Hagedorn and Laura...
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Skyrocketing prescription drug abuse is subject for examination by Kentucky’s two biggest newspapers
The uphill battle against prescription drug abuse across the state was extensively explored in Kentucky’s two largest newspapers this weekend. In their series titled “Prescription for Tragedy,” which continues today, The...
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Florida is slow to close valves on ‘pill pipeline’
The “pill pipeline” from Florida to Central Appalachia and other regions has not been closed despite the passage of laws in Florida to tighten controls on prescription painkillers, Bill Estep...