Princess Health and Official praises needle exchanges and medication-assisted treatment for addiction: 'Treatment works. Recovery is possible.' . Princessiccia

Princess Health and Official praises needle exchanges and medication-assisted treatment for addiction: 'Treatment works. Recovery is possible.' . Princessiccia

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Scott HesseltineScott Hesseltine, the new vice-president of addiction services at...

Princess Health and WellCare provides twist-on naloxone nasal atomizers for free, encourages those who know addicts to have naloxone on hand. Princessiccia

Princess Health and WellCare provides twist-on naloxone nasal atomizers for free, encourages those who know addicts to have naloxone on hand. Princessiccia

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WellCare of Kentucky and the Kentucky Pharmacists Association have teamed up to...

Princess Health and Nine myths about opioid drug abuse. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Nine myths about opioid drug abuse. Princessiccia

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Do you think it's a good idea to save your leftover pain pills to have "just in...

Princess Health and At forum on opioid abuse in Corbin, people say they need more treatment services, community education and coalitions. Princessiccia

Princess Health and At forum on opioid abuse in Corbin, people say they need more treatment services, community education and coalitions. Princessiccia

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Image from Lauren Osborne, WYMT-TV Mountain NewsBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health...

Princess Health and Women in small-town America aren't living as long as before; alcohol, drugs, food, housing, jobs, education, pollution to blame. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Women in small-town America aren't living as long as before; alcohol, drugs, food, housing, jobs, education, pollution to blame. Princessiccia

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By Trudy LiebermanRural Health News ServiceThose of us who grew up in small rural...

Princess Health and Obama joins Rogers at National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, says it's time to focus on treatment over incarceration. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Obama joins Rogers at National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, says it's time to focus on treatment over incarceration. Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThe fifth annual national summit on prescription...

Princess Health and Half again as many Kentucky newborns were hospitalized for drug dependency last year as the year before.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Half again as many Kentucky newborns were hospitalized for drug dependency last year as the year before.Princessiccia

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Mother Samantha Adams and her newborn Leopoldo Bautista, 10 days old, spend quality...

Princess Health andNew treatment for symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease approved by FDA and unveiled at UK.Princessiccia

Princess Health andNew treatment for symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease approved by FDA and unveiled at UK.Princessiccia

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Portable infusion pump usedto deliver Parkinson's drugThe University of Kentucky...

Princess Health andNew health-related laws deal with heroin, dating violence, end-of-life care, prescriptions, colon-cancer and newborn screening.Princessiccia

Princess Health andNew health-related laws deal with heroin, dating violence, end-of-life care, prescriptions, colon-cancer and newborn screening.Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsFRANKFORT, Ky. � The Kentucky General Assembly...

Princess Health andHeroin bill finally passes and is signed into law; Naloxone program put into motion; dating-violence bill sent to Beshear.Princessiccia

Princess Health andHeroin bill finally passes and is signed into law; Naloxone program put into motion; dating-violence bill sent to Beshear.Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThe long-negotiated bill to tackle Kentucky's...

Princess Health and Sick of all the bad facts about Kentucky's health? Here's encouraging news about oral health and drug treatment.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Sick of all the bad facts about Kentucky's health? Here's encouraging news about oral health and drug treatment.Princessiccia

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Despite the plethora of bad news about Kentucky's poor health status, there are...

Princess Health and Fort Campbell works to address post-traumatic stress disorder, common ailment of Afghanistan-Iraq veterans.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Fort Campbell works to address post-traumatic stress disorder, common ailment of Afghanistan-Iraq veterans.Princessiccia

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Research shows almost 14 percent of veterans returning home from Iraq and Afganistan...