Add Comment attorney general, death, drug abuse, drug use, drugs, prescription drugs Edit Attorney General Beshear joins multi-state effort to investigate role of drug manufacturers in opioid crisis By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Andy Beshear announced June 21 that he is working with attorneys general from acros... Read More
Add Comment behavioral health, drug abuse, drug treatment, drug use, hepatitis c, mental health, pain, pain management, research, substance abuse Edit Ky. leads nation in opioid-addiction diagnoses for privately insured people, and in the rate of doctors prescribing medication for it By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky doctors diagnosed more cases of opioid addiction for privately insured people than in any o... Read More
Add Comment AIDS, county health departments, drug abuse, drug treatment, drug use, hepatitis c, HIV, infectious diseases, local government, neonatal care, pregnancy, state budget Edit Ky. is a national leader in hepatitis C, but many counties at risk shun syringe exchanges that could prevent disease outbreaks "Growing intravenous drug use by people sharing syringes to inject heroin and other substances" has helped make Kentucky a nationa... Read More
Add Comment county health, drug abuse, drug use, exercise, health rankings, physical activity, polls, rankings, research, wellness Edit County Health Rankings show troubling trend of more premature deaths, contrasting trends among some counties By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News The premature death rate is getting worse in 44 of Kentucky's 120 counties and improving in 12 coun... Read More