Tag: prescription drug abuse
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House Judiciary Committee approves two bills to curb synthetic, Rx drug abuse
Cracking down on drugs is one of the most pressing topics of the 2012 General Assembly, and lawmakers showed they were serious about it this afternoon. (Associated Press photo by...
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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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2 out of 3 Kentuckians disposing of prescription drugs improperly, poll finds
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News At a summit on prescription drug abuse last week, Attorney General Jack Conway spoke of experiences he’s had talking to middle schoolers about prescription...
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Broad front of officials, health-care leaders hold press conference to promote fighting Rx drug abuse
Representing a united front, policymakers from both sides of the political aisle, law enforcement, medical officials and other leaders stood by Gov. Steve Beshear Monday in support of attacking the...
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Paducah woman went to veterinarians with dog to get pain pills for herself, police say; new twist in prescription drug abuse narrative
Law enforcement agencies are dealing with yet another way drug seekers are trying to get their hands on prescriptions pills — through their pets. In McCracken County, Tonya Rolison, 46,...
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Stumbo bill aims to attack prescription abuse on all fronts
House Speaker Greg Stumbo filed a comprehensive bill Thursday aimed at attacking the state’s prescription drug problem on all sides, namely taking the data already collected from the 11 million...
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Shocking realities of prescription pill abuse drive another summit to get everyone in harness to fight it
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Prescription drug abuse has become so prevalent in parts of Kentucky, people are buying Mason jars of clean urine at flea markets and under...
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Prescription pill abuse summit Wednesday at UK hospital
A prescription pill abuse summit will be Wednesday at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, featuring many notable speakers. They will include: Gov. Steve Beshear; Wilfredo Ferrer, U.S. attorney...
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Lawmakers hear testimony about state’s pill mill problem, discuss whether to put all prescription-drug issues into one bill
With a raid on a pain clinic in Paintsville making headlines yesterday morning, state legislators heard from community leaders and officials telling them to pass legislation to curb the proliferation...
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Police make second raid in a year at pain clinic in Paintsville
As lawmakers wrestle with what to do about prescription pill abuse in Kentucky, law enforcement continues to crack down on so-called “pill mills.” For the second time in less than...