In-Depth: Out of the Darkness of Prescription Drug Abuse
ListenLEXINGTON, Ky. – The epidemic of prescription drug abuse affects millions of Americans, and the power of addiction is easy to see in Kentucky. Reporter Brenna Angel has the story of one woman who...
View ArticleIn-Depth: Putting Kentucky's Prescription Monitoring Program to Work
ListenLEXINGTON, Ky. – For the past ten years, Kentucky has offered a tool meant to curb prescription drug abuse. In the second of our three-part series, reporter Brenna Angel examines what Kentucky's...
View ArticleConway Testifies Before Congress About Prescription Drug Abuse
WASHINGTON - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway was in the nation’s capital Thursday to testify about prescription drug diversion in the Commonwealth.Conway told lawmakers at a subcommittee hearing...
View ArticleKentucky Joining National Prescription Monitoring Network
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky’s prescription monitoring program will soon link up with databases in other states.
View ArticlePrescription Drug Bill Stalled in Ky. Legislature
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Confusion and last-minute lobbying have potentially derailed what some Kentucky lawmakers considered the hallmark of the current legislative session.
View ArticleDoctors Say New Prescription Drug Law is Flawed
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and lawyers representing a variety of medical organizations from across Kentucky say a new state law aimed at combating prescription drug abuse has had...
View ArticleConference To Showcase Different Faces Of Drug Abuse
LEXINGTON, Ky. - A statewide coalition of drug prevention agencies is holding its annual conference in Lexington this week. Different Faces of Substance Abuse brings together numerous stakeholders to...
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