By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Andy Beshear announced June 21 that he is working with attorneys general from acros...
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Louisville senator hopes third time is charm for his bill to allow marijuana to be used to alleviate suffering of the terminally ill
Kentucky should join the states that have authorized marijuana for medical use, and allow it to be used to relieve suffering of the terminal...
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Suboxone, a drug used to treat addiction, is increasingly being misused to feed it, Courier-Journal investigation finds
At the end of her story, Laura Ungar describes the 27 cases of doctors who have been disciplined for mishandling Suboxone. A drug used to tr...
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Bardstown newspaper's editorial criticizes one-for-one mandate for state-funded syringe exchanges
New syringes with clean needles State and local officials need to get politics out of public health when it comes to establishing and fundin...
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Southern Kentucky weekly starts a column from a recovering addict in the same week it publishes another health testimonial
Clinton County ( Wikipedia map) From 2012 to 2015, the last year for which figures are available, 25 people died of drug overdoses in Cli...
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Heroin gets the headlines, but meth is Ky.'s biggest illegal drug
Heroin has been getting the headlines, because of overdoses, but the resurgence of a near-pure form of methamphetamine has made meth the mos...
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Free journalism workshop will be held June 9 in Cincinnati on covering health care and health in rural America
The Association of Health Care Journalists is hosting a free workshop on covering rural health on June 9 in Cincinnati. The keynote speake...
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Young, white, lower-income and lesser-educated men have greatest increase in heroin addiction, study finds
Young, white men with lower education and income levels have experienced the greatest increase in heroin use and addiction, a study has fou...
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