Tag: prescription drug abuse
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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...