Tag: drugs
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In many people, OxyContin doesn’t give 12-hour pain relief as advertised, and that can cause an addiction problem
Oxycontin tablets (Los Angeles Times photo by Liz Baylen) Why have so many people become addicted to the painkiller OxyContin? We know about the overselling of the drug by its...
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Three more Kentucky counties get needle exchanges; several others discussing, some debating; most are in early stages
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Harrison, Pike and Knox counties are the latest in Kentucky to approve a needle-exchange program, bringing the total number of counties to 14, and...
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National Drug Take-Back Day is April 30; dispose of unused or expired drugs at most State Police posts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Kentuckians can get rid of their unused or expired prescription drugs Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of National Drug Take-Back Day. The service is...
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Women in small-town America aren’t living as long as before; alcohol, drugs, food, housing, jobs, education, pollution to blame
By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Those of us who grew up in small rural communities in the 1950s and ’60s expected to have longer life spans than our...
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Rural drug-overdose rates, high in Kentucky, blamed partly on limits on treatment medication and mental-health services
“People in rural areas of Appalachia are more likely to die early deaths than in other parts of the country,” and a big reason is that they “die from drug...
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Legislature’s many health bills include some with life-saving potential, better prevention, greater access and help for children
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One paragraph in this story was incorrect and has been stricken. FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky legislators have all but ended their regular session without...
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Trying to stop overdose epidemic, CDC tells docs to limit most opioid prescriptions to 3-7 days, use low doses and warn patients
Graphic from CDC guideline brochure Kentucky Health News Doctors who prescribe highly addictive painkillers for chronic pain should stop and be much more careful to thwart “an epidemic of prescription...
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Customers of exchanges such as Kynect are more likely to get prescriptions than other private health-insurance customers
“People enrolled in health plans through the Affordable Care Act exchanges are ramping up their use of prescription medications more rapidly than those in employer or government-sponsored plans, according to...
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Kentucky ranks fourth nationally in painkiller prescriptions; CDC proposal would limit prescription strength and amount
Kentucky has the nation’s fourth highest rate of painkiller prescriptions, at about 130 prescriptions for every 100 people, Christine Vestal reports for Stateline. The high rate of painkiller prescriptions is...
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McConnell touts bill to fight opioid abuse; blocks extra funding, says money is available and more should require cuts elsewhere
The U.S. Senate passed a bill 94-1 March 10 aimed at “the growing epidemic of painkiller and heroin abuse,” Karoun Demirjian reports for The Washington Post. “Drug abuse has been...