In bipartisan way, political leaders push passage of ‘pill mill’ bill
A bipartisan group of political leaders issued a call today “to pass a bill that will help the state battle one of its most significant threats – prescription drug abuse,”...
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Need for painkillers and social support, shortage of treatment programs, feeds prescription drug abuse in Appalachian Ky.
By Ivy Brashear Kentucky Health News Taking opioids is still the best way to treat patients with pain, but the drugs are addictive because they do more than just alleviate...
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Rogers joins bill to link up states’ prescription drug monitoring systems
Though a state bill aimed at quashing “pill mills” by proactively tracking drug prescriptions has so far failed to pass in the Kentucky General Assembly, Republican U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers...
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Meds-for-meth, pain-pill bills each clear a second chamber; both probably headed to conference committee(s)
“State lawmakers gave new life Wednesday to two bills designed to tackle Kentucky’s problems with methamphetamine labs and prescription drug abuse,” John Cheves and Jack Brammer report for the Lexington...
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Senate panel OKs pill-mill bill with provision moving prescription-monitoring system to attorney general’s office
Over the objections of the Kentucky Medical Association, a Senate committee today approved a bill that would “transfer oversight of the state’s prescription-monitoring system from the Cabinet for Health and...
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Legislation to fight pill mills will need to strike balance between law enforcement and medicine, panelists on TV show make clear
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News The legislation meant to crack down on so-called “pill mills” will turn on striking a balance between thwarting prescription drug abuse and making sure...
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Senate panel and House OK bills to tackle prescription-bill abuse
Two bills aimed at attacking the state’s prescription drug abuse problem made headway yesterday, with a major difference between the House and Senate measures, reflecting possible turf battles between state...
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Conway pushes for all states to track prescription drugs
As Kentucky lawmakers consider legislation that would tackle suspect pain management clinics, the issue is making waves in Washington as well. On Thursday, Attorney General Jack Conway, right, told the...
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House Judiciary Committee approves two bills to curb synthetic, Rx drug abuse
Cracking down on drugs is one of the most pressing topics of the 2012 General Assembly, and lawmakers showed they were serious about it this afternoon. (Associated Press photo by...