Tag: prescription drug abuse
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Three Florida women put pressure on Sunshine State’s “pill mills,” legislators, governor
As Kentucky officials ask Florida legislators to crack down on pill mills, three Florida women have started a grassroots effort to spread awareness about the problem. Nurse Renee Doyle, respiratory...
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Kentucky is ‘ground zero’ in the war on drugs, Rogers says
A Kentucky congressman called “ground zero” in the war against drugs Wednesday as officials gathered in London for the regional meeting of the UNITE Coalition. In attendance was director of...
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Kentucky politicians of both parties object to Florida governor’s plan to stop pill-monitoring program before it starts
The new Florida governor’s plan to scuttle a yet-to-start program to monitor painkiller prescriptions “has sparked an uproar in Appalachian states that say they are deluged with illegally bought pills...
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Drug czar coming to Kentucky to look at prescription pill abuse
The White House drug czar will visit Kentucky next week to investigate prescription pill abuse, a problem he called “heartbreaking.” In a four-day tour, Gil Kerlikowske, President Obama’s chief advisor...