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 Kentuckians agree regionally on tobacco controls; poll shows wide differences among regions in impact of drug abuse. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentuckians agree regionally on tobacco controls; poll shows wide differences among regions in impact of drug abuse. Princessiccia

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By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsIn a state that once had more tobacco farms than...

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 Justice secretary, drug-policy chief and ex-health boss back needle exchanges but 'political rhetoric' can trump science. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Justice secretary, drug-policy chief and ex-health boss back needle exchanges but 'political rhetoric' can trump science. Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsCORBIN, Ky. � Local officials and legislators...

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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Princess Health and Three more Kentucky counties get needle exchanges; several others discussing, some debating; most are in early stages. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Three more Kentucky counties get needle exchanges; several others discussing, some debating; most are in early stages. Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsHarrison, Pike and Knox counties are the latest...

Princess Health and More than 100 at SOAR Substance Abuse Roundtable committed to work on prevention and treatment efforts in region. Princessiccia

Princess Health and More than 100 at SOAR Substance Abuse Roundtable committed to work on prevention and treatment efforts in region. Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsMore than 100 people attended the Shaping...

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 Kenton County's approval of a needle exchange inches Northern Kentucky, hit the hardest by heroin, toward getting one. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kenton County's approval of a needle exchange inches Northern Kentucky, hit the hardest by heroin, toward getting one. Princessiccia

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The Kenton County Fiscal Court unanimously approved a mobile needle exchange program...

Princess Health and Survey of Cincy-area students, including some in Kenton County, finds pot and vaping more popular than cigs; drug use down. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Survey of Cincy-area students, including some in Kenton County, finds pot and vaping more popular than cigs; drug use down. Princessiccia

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Students in Greater Cincinnati, including Northern Kentucky, are more likely to...

Princess Health and Kentucky ranks fourth nationally in painkiller prescriptions; CDC proposal would limit prescription strength and amount. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentucky ranks fourth nationally in painkiller prescriptions; CDC proposal would limit prescription strength and amount. Princessiccia

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Kentucky has the nation's fourth highest rate of painkiller prescriptions, at about...

Princess Health and Biotech firm buys UK professor's anti-overdose nasal spray.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Biotech firm buys UK professor's anti-overdose nasal spray.Princessiccia

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Pharmacy Professor Daniel Wermeling at the University of Kentucky invented...

Princess Health and Louisville opens first needle exchange in state; officials predict rural counties will be slow to follow.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Louisville opens first needle exchange in state; officials predict rural counties will be slow to follow.Princessiccia

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Princess Health and Free overdose-reversal kits are given to Kentucky hospitals with the highest recent rates of heroin-overdose deaths.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Free overdose-reversal kits are given to Kentucky hospitals with the highest recent rates of heroin-overdose deaths.Princessiccia

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Kentucky hospitals with the highest rates of heroin overdose deaths are receiving...

Princess Health and State health commissioner backs needle exchanges, most controversial part of anti-heroin legislation passed this year.Princessiccia

Princess Health and State health commissioner backs needle exchanges, most controversial part of anti-heroin legislation passed this year.Princessiccia

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The Kentucky General Assembly cracked down in 2012 on "pill mills" that dispense...

Princess Health and Congress is taking on opoid abuse and the nationwide increase in drug overdoses.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Congress is taking on opoid abuse and the nationwide increase in drug overdoses.Princessiccia

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Federal officials have become increasingly concerned about the rapid increase in...

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...