Tag: prescription drugs
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Kentucky doctors treat an increasing number of babies suffering from drug addiction given to them by their mothers
Neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, is becoming such a widespread problem that many medical professionals are calling it an epidemic and a public-health crisis. In 2001, 67 Kentucky babies were...
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Former pharmacist and county commissioner discusses his battle with addiction with Hopkinsville newspaper
Jeremy Bowles, a former pharmacist and county commissioner in Montgomery County, Tennessee, was convicted of drug and forgery charges, and now he’s discussing his experience to help others find freedom...
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Kentucky ranks No. 4 in painkiller prescriptions; neighboring states are first, second and third
Powerful painkillers are a contributing factor in the the rising rate of overdose deaths in the U.S., especially in Kentucky, where officials have recommended more measures be taken to monitor...
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New rule allows Medicare to drop doctors for irresponsible prescribing
Medicare physicians who prescribe drugs in abusive ways can now be expelled by the federal government, Charles Ornstein reports for ProPublica. This increased oversight of Medicare Part D prescribers could help decrease...
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More treatment needed to deal with painkiller abuse, expert witness tells Senate caucus; McConnell says jail helps, too
Addiction to prescription painkillers, and increased addiction to heroin by people originally hooked on prescription medicine, is “a public health disaster of catastrophic proportions” that “was caused by the medical...
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At National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit, Beshear cites Kentucky’s successes
Gov. Steve Beshear told attendees at the 2014 National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit in Atlanta on Wednesday about the progress Kentucky has made in the last two years in its...
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Beshear signs bill allowing limited use of oil extracted from marijuana to treat children’s seizures
Gov. Steve Beshear has signed into law a bill allowing doctors at the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, or those conducting a clinical trial approved by the...
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Number of Kentucky babies born addicted keeps rising quickly as heroin replaces harder-to-get prescription painkillers
Despite the crackdown on prescription painkillers, more Kentucky babies are being born addicted, “fueled by a recent spike in heroin use,” much of it by people who have found prescription...
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Highly addictive, crushable pain killer to be released this month; political leaders beg FDA to reconsider its decision
A new narcotic pain pill is set to be released to the market this month, and critics are begging the Food and Drug Administration to reverse its decision, fearing its...
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Feds say reform law has saved Kentuckians on Medicare an average of $928 this year on prescription drugs
The federal health reform law has saved seniors and the disabled millions of dollars on their Medicare prescription-drug coverage, says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS said 65,040...