Tag: prescription drug abuse
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Florida-to-Appalachia ‘pill pipeline’ appears to be shriveling
Attorneys general from Florida and Kentucky say the prescription pill pipeline between the two states is beginning to close, reports Bill Estep of the Lexington Herald-Leader. They credit new programs...
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Expect action against pill mills, Beshear says in State of Commonwealth address; House GOP leader promises it
Gov. Steve Beshear received only two standing ovations during his State of the Commonwealth address last night, when he mentioned Kentucky soldiers and when he talked about fighting prescription drug...
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Foundation funded by drug companies calls pill abuse overblown
Almost 15,000 Americans die a year from prescription pain medication, a statistic that has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calling the problem “an epidemic.” But while the issue...
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Pain clinics in Texas skirting law by calling themselves ‘wellness’ or ‘rehab’ facilities
Calling themselves rehabilitation or wellness clinics is the latest way operators of pill mills are skirting the law in Texas, which requires pain management clinics to register and be inspected...
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Pure hydrocodone pain pill in testing; critics worry about abuse
A new pain pill, one more powerful than OxyContin and 10 times stronger than Vicodin, is being tested on patients by four drug companies and could be out as early...
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Herald-Leader endorses Sen. Higdon’s pill-mill legislation
A pre-filed bill that would require background checks for people planning to open pain clinics, prohibit convicted felons from running them, and require that a physician in such a clinic...
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Substance abuse conference will be held at Lexington Marriott Jan. 18-19; attendance will be limited to the first 250 registrants
Seeking to build collaborations and partnerships to help deal with prescription drug abuse, a conference called “The Different Faces of Substance Abuse” will be held Jan. 18-19 at the Marriott...
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Nearly 1 in 3 Kentuckians say they know a friend or relative who has struggled with prescription-pill abuse, poll finds
Almost one in three Kentuckians say they have a friend or relative that has had problems stemming from prescription drug abuse, the Kentucky Health Issues Poll has found. In Eastern...
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Johnson County focus of C-J series on docs, prescription abuse
The second day of The Courier-Journal‘s investigation into prescription drug abuse and the role of doctors looks at Johnson County, ranked 11th in the state for drug overdose deaths despite...
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State medical board is soft on physicians, compared to other states and professions, and seems to be getting more lax
Though the state has a serious problem with abuse of prescription drugs, the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure has a history of being soft on physicians with problematic prescription pill-writing...