Tag: marijuana
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Fewer teens are using drugs and alcohol than their counterparts did in the 1990s, nationwide and also in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new national study shows teen drug and alcohol use are at their lowest rates since the 1990s, a trend that is also seen...
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Baby Boomers’ number: 4.8% of older adults in U.S. used marijuana in 2013, up from 2.8% a decade ago
As the number of older adults using marijuana increases, researchers say more information is needed to determine the effects of the drug on seniors. “Given the unprecedented aging of the...
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Smoking marijuana isn’t the biggest concern for your doctor, unless perhaps he or she is a Republican
Marijuana use is not among your doctor’s major worries, but that might depend on his or her politics, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy...
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Doctors trying to reverse course on opioid prescriptions can find it difficult because of addiction, shortage of good alternatives
The epidemic of opioid overdoses, 60 percent of which are blamed on abuse or misuse, “is changing prescribing habits, but there’s still a lack of other pain medications, access to...
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Survey of Cincy-area students, including some in Kenton County, finds pot and vaping more popular than cigs; drug use down
Students in Greater Cincinnati, including Northern Kentucky, are more likely to use marijuana and electronic vapor products than cigarettes, according to a drug-use survey of students in the region. Graph...
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Marijuana product that can be smoked in e-cigarettes reported to be on the rise in Oldham County schools; heroin too
Oldham County school officials report that a waxy form of marijuana in e-cigarettes, as well as heroin, are becoming more prevalent among students, Taylor Riley reports for The Oldham Era....
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New marijuana product called ‘wax’ often smoked in e-cigarettes
A new marijuana product on the market called Wax (also called Butter and Honeycomb) that is easily disguised and used in e-cigarettes has found its way to Kentucky, Erica Coghill...
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Medical-marijuana bill clears House committee; cannabis-oil bill, more likely to pass into law, goes to full Senate
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky passed the Kentucky Health House and Welfare Committee Thursday, but whether the issue will come up for a vote in front of...
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Poll finds 52% of Ky. adults favor legalizing medical marijuana
A slight majority of Kentuckians favor allowing the use of medical marijuana in Kentucky, according to the latest Bluegrass Poll by SurveyUSA for four Kentucky news media outlets. The poll...
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Fewer teens report using tobacco and abusing prescription drugs, but some attribute latter trend to increase in heroin use
By Melissa Patrick and Melissa Landon Kentucky Health News Fewer Kentucky teenagers said last year that they used prescription drugs without a doctor’s direction, or tobacco, than in the last...