Tag: HIV
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Ky. has 25 approved syringe exchanges to reduce risk of HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks; other counties debate proposals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A minister, a nurse and a physician assistant joined forces in Powell County to educate its citizens about a syringe-exchange program, which should open...
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Kentucky behavioral health specialist says the state has been ‘epicenter’ of the nation’s addiction epidemic for almost 20 years
Though the United States’ addiction problem and overdose deaths has sparked national attention, the epidemic in Kentucky dates back to the late 1990s. Geoff Wilson, a Lexington-based substance abuse counselor, said...
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Bevin administration says syringe exchanges funded by state grants must be one-for-one after initial supply to a user
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News image: lexingtonhealthdepartment.org The administration of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin is requiring syringe exchanges funded by state grants to be limited to one-for-one trading of...
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Sept. 23 is deadline to apply for grants that can be used for syringe exchanges; 17 approved, but few in high-risk counties
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Office of Drug Control Policy is offering competitive grants to local boards of the Agency for Substance Abuse Policy for them to use toward...
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Woodford County explores a syringe exchange; county attorney says local heroin problem is ‘only going to get worse’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News VERSAILLES — The Woodford County Board of Health is educating itself about syringe-exchange programs, with plans to begin the process of creating a plan for...
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Needle exchanges slowly spread as locals conclude they’re better than HIV and hepatitis outbreaks, injuries from discarded syringes
Needle exchanges may be difficult for some people to accept, but they are better than outbreaks of hepatitis and HIV or accidental injury from discarded needles, officials in Kentucky counties...
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Dangers of HIV and hepatitis from intravenous drug use reach far beyond addicts and families, threatening a wide swath of Ky.
The growing use of heroin and the abuse of prescription painkillers in Kentucky also mean that the state “is being ravaged by the diseases that follow in their wake: hepatitis...
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Woman stuck by needle faces up to one year of testing for HIV and hepatitis; dirty needles becoming common in public places
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A Monroe County woman was stuck by an insulin needle found in a pair of sweatpants she purchased at the Walmart in Tompkinsville and...
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Justice secretary, drug-policy chief and ex-health boss back needle exchanges but ‘political rhetoric’ can trump science
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News CORBIN, Ky. – Local officials and legislators continue to debate and sometimes reject needle exchanges, but two state officials and a former state health...
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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...