Tag: drug abuse
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Beshear may need to support meds-for-meth bill for it to pass, Conway says
Passage of a “meds-for-meth” bill next year could depend on how a re-elected Gov. Steve Beshear feels about the issue, on which he has not taken a position, Attorney General...
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Directory listing 2,500 substance-abuse treatment resources in Kentucky released; every county has at least one facility
There are 2,500 resources for substance abuse treatment in Kentucky, with at least one in each county, research at the University of Kentucky has found. “In addition to the 345...
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Former official: DEA failed to slow prescription drug abuse epidemic by not limiting production
At a time when Oxycontin abuse was rapidly increasing, the Drug Enforcement Agency had the power to slow production of the drug and perhaps stave off what is now a...
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Nurse practitioners endorse new plan to fight prescription drug abuse, ask to be on board that will recommend standards
UPDATE, Oct. 14: Gov. Steve Beshear’s executive order did not create a slot for advance-practice registered nurses on the advisory council, which will have representatives appointed by Beshear and nominated...
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Ky., Ohio, Tenn. and W.Va. join forces to fight prescription-drug abuse amid questions about use of Ky. system
Kentucky has formed a partnership with Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia to help fight prescription drug abuse, “even as questions linger over how well the state has used its own electronic monitoring...
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Stumbo asks for records pertaining to pain pill tracking efforts; Herald-Leader supports move
Update, Aug. 29: The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure may not be tracking the prescribing practices of the state’s doctors, but that’s because it can’t, asserts a past president of...
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Drug abuse, obesity are top two concerns for children’s health, poll finds
Childhood obesity and drug abuse are the top two worries for children. Those were the results of a University of Michigan poll that asked people to rate 23 different health...
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Kentucky and Ohio are now exchanging prescription data, but system needs more use by health-care providers and police
Kentucky and Ohio are now automatically exchanging data on prescription drugs, with a new electronic network called the Prescription Monitoring Information Exchange. PMIX links the Kentucky All- Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting...
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Parents should talk to children about drugs and alcohol often, and firmly, but spend more time listening
Talking about drugs and alcohol often, and when children are at a young age, are two of the best things parents can do to prevent substance abuse by teenagers. “As...