Polling shows Kentucky ranks third in share of residents, 24.5 percent, who say they take mood-altering drugs every day

Polling shows Kentucky ranks third in share of residents, 24.5 percent, who say they take mood-altering drugs every day

Unknown 8:59 AM alcohol, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, drug use, drugs, prescription drug abuse, prescription drugs, tobacco

Kentucky is the place to be for mood-altering drugs. The state ranked third in a Gallup Organization   study that asked 450 adults in each ...

Heroin bill finally passes and is signed into law; Naloxone program put into motion; dating-violence bill sent to Beshear

Heroin bill finally passes and is signed into law; Naloxone program put into motion; dating-violence bill sent to Beshear

Unknown 8:54 PM drug abuse, drug treatment, drugs, General Assembly, heroin, legislation, violence, women's health

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The long-negotiated bill to tackle Kentucky's heroin-overdose epidemic passed in the final hours...

As session nears end, bills on heroin, dating-violence orders, managed-care appeals and lawsuit review panels are hanging fire

As session nears end, bills on heroin, dating-violence orders, managed-care appeals and lawsuit review panels are hanging fire

Unknown 4:11 PM birth defects, cancer, domestic violence, drug abuse, emergency medical service, end-of-life care, home health, legislature, malpractice, managed care, Medicaid, physician assistants, research, state budget, stroke

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The General Assembly has sent Gov. Steve Beshear four health-related bills, and sev...

Poll shows more issues with heroin, fewer with pain pills

Poll shows more issues with heroin, fewer with pain pills

Unknown 6:05 AM drug abuse, pain, poll, prescription drug abuse, prescription drugs

The latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll backs up law-enforcement opinion that Kentucky's metropolitan areas are experiencing increased pr...

New marijuana product called 'wax' often smoked in e-cigarettes

New marijuana product called 'wax' often smoked in e-cigarettes

Unknown 10:42 PM drug abuse, drugs, marijuana, schools

A new marijuana product on the market called Wax (also called Butter and Honeycomb) that is easily disguised and used in e-cigarettes has fo...

Kentucky drops two spots in America's Health Rankings, based on data since 2012 or earlier

Kentucky drops two spots in America's Health Rankings, based on data since 2012 or earlier

Unknown 7:24 PM diabetes, drug abuse, health rankings, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking

Kentucky dropped two spots in the 25th annual America's Health Rankings report this year and finds itself once again as one of the bott...

Deaths from drug overdoses and prescriptions for opiate treatment drugs are both rising, worrying state officials

Deaths from drug overdoses and prescriptions for opiate treatment drugs are both rising, worrying state officials

Unknown 8:55 AM drug abuse, heroin, prescription drug abuse, state government

Despite measures to discourage prescription drug abuse, Kentucky health officials report overdose deaths continue to rise and opioid treatme...

KET will look at how Kentucky communities are fighting back against the heroin epidemic

KET will look at how Kentucky communities are fighting back against the heroin epidemic

Unknown 9:26 AM addiction, drug abuse, drug treatment

Heroin use is sky-rocketing in certain areas of Kentucky and many communities are fighting back with local solutions. Host Renee Shaw and gu...

Kentucky doctors treat an increasing number of babies suffering from drug addiction given to them by their mothers

Kentucky doctors treat an increasing number of babies suffering from drug addiction given to them by their mothers

Unknown 8:23 PM addiction, babies, drug abuse, drugs, neonatal care, prescription drug abuse, prescription drugs

Neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, is becoming such a widespread problem that many medical professionals are calling it an epidemic and a...