Tag: drugs
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In bipartisan way, political leaders push passage of ‘pill mill’ bill
A bipartisan group of political leaders issued a call today “to pass a bill that will help the state battle one of its most significant threats – prescription drug abuse,”...
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Need for painkillers and social support, shortage of treatment programs, feeds prescription drug abuse in Appalachian Ky.
By Ivy Brashear Kentucky Health News Taking opioids is still the best way to treat patients with pain, but the drugs are addictive because they do more than just alleviate...
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‘Meds for meth’ bill is about to become law despite heavy lobbying campaign by pharmaceutical companies
The bill to limit purchases of a popular cold medicine used to make methamphetamine passed the General Assembly today and Gov. Steve Beshear said he would sign it. The Senate...
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Meds-for-meth, pain-pill bills each clear a second chamber; both probably headed to conference committee(s)
“State lawmakers gave new life Wednesday to two bills designed to tackle Kentucky’s problems with methamphetamine labs and prescription drug abuse,” John Cheves and Jack Brammer report for the Lexington...
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Senate panel OKs pill-mill bill with provision moving prescription-monitoring system to attorney general’s office
Over the objections of the Kentucky Medical Association, a Senate committee today approved a bill that would “transfer oversight of the state’s prescription-monitoring system from the Cabinet for Health and...
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Board suspends license of doctor at raided Lexington pain clinic
DEA agent enters building housing clinic (Herald-Leader photo by Charles Bertram) Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/16/2071374/board-suspends-medical-license.html#storylink=cpy The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure imposed an emergency suspension yesterday on the license of the...
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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...