Tag: drug abuse
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Legislature sends fix of last year’s pill-mill bill to Beshear
“After more than a year of debate, a bill that would revamp Kentucky’s prescription-drug law to more strictly focus on pill abuse and ease requirements on patients is heading to...
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House panel approves bill easing rules of 2012’s pill-mill bill
They could call it the pill they’re taking to fix the pill-mill bill. A state House committee approved a bill Tuesday that would tweak last year’s legislation aimed at cracking...
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Deaths by overdose, mainly of prescription drugs, hit a new record in U.S. in 2011; a huge problem in Kentucky
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. rose for the 11th straight year and accidental deaths involving addictive prescription drugs overshadow deaths from illicit narcotics, new federal data show. In 2010,...
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Beshear calls for action to improve state’s health, but says only that ‘It’s time for us to begin looking seriously’ at a smoking ban
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News His priorities were education and tax reform, but Gov. Steve Beshear mentioned several health issues in his State of the Commonwealth speech tonight to...
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Big papers’ Page 1 stories spotlight recovery center for pill addicts, lack of state program for problem gamblers
Gripping stories from recovering addicts, on the front pages of Kentucky’s two largest newspapers this morning, highlight Kentuckians’ fights against all types of addiction, from gambling to drugs. Hope of recovery...
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Prescription-painkiller epidemic is spurred by societal shift, experts say: People think every problem has a pill for an answer
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The prescription-painkiller epidemic stems partly from an evolution of society’s views toward pain and how to deal with it, said experts at “The Different...
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Poll shows depth of prescription drug abuse in Kentucky
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News One-third of Kentucky adults have friends or relatives who have experienced problems from abusing prescription pain relievers, and 8 percent have...
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FDA could require tamper-resistant painkillers; without such action, prescription-drug abuse problem would worsen
UPDATE, Jan. 14 : Laura Ungar of The Courier-Journal reports, “Addicts by the scores used to get a quick and easy high from snorting or shooting up the powerful narcotic...
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Pike court will keep lawsuit county and attorney general filed against Purdue Pharma over damage done by its OxyContin
A state court will hear the Kentucky attorney general’s 2007 lawsuit against OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma, against the wishes of the company. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit...
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Legislature likely to tweak, clarify and limit last year’s ‘pill mill bill’
State lawmakers could narrow the focus of last year’s “pill mill bill” during the legislative session that begins tomorrow, to concentrate on adults with long-term prescriptions for frequently abused painkillers,...