KY Supreme Court upholds mother’s conviction in fentanyl-related death of two-year-old son
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a Ludlow woman convicted of murder after her toddler son ingested her fentanyl will remain…
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Kentucky overdose deaths decline for second straight year with nearly a 10% drop in 2023
The Commonwealth saw a decrease in overdose deaths for the second year in a row in 2023, realizing a 9.8%…
Opioid epidemic in ‘fourth wave,’ seeing multiple substance used at same time; fentanyl most common
By Colleen DeGuzman KFF Health News The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth…
It’s important we all understand the facts about fentanyl and help combat spread of misinformation
University of Kentucky Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is about 50 times stronger than heroin, making it an incredibly…
Kentucky’s youngest citizens are increasingly falling victim to accidental drug overdoses
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s youngest children continue to be at risk of drug overdoses from accidental ingestion —…
Death rates for people under 40 have skyrocketed across the United States, blame fentanyl
By Tim Henderson Kentucky Lantern A new Stateline analysis shows that U.S. residents under 40 were relatively unscathed by COVID-19…
DEA says Fentanyl laced with Xylazine found in NKY, Louisville, indicating ‘third wave’ of opioid epidemic
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Fentanyl in Kentucky may be now laced with an animal tranquilizer called Xylazine, what…
Naloxone can help save someone suffering overdose; what we all should know about this lifesaving drug
By Dr. Trish Freeman University of Kentucky Chances are you or someone close to you has been directly impacted by…
Jennifer Hancock: KY should join neighboring states, pass common sense laws to curb fentanyl overdoses
“We’ve never seen one drug this prevalent in the toxicology reports of overdose fatalities.” Those were the words of Van…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes more than $50,000 lethal doses of fentanyl in Louisville
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville seized a shipment Thursday morning containing multiple pills of the lethal…
Most new laws passed by General Assembly go into effect July 14; here is a rundown on some of them
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter Starting Thursday in Kentucky, male-to-female transgender students starting in the sixth grade and continuing through…
State’s 2021 Drug Overdose Report shows a 14.5% increase in deaths with fentanyl responsible for most
The state released its 2021 Drug Overdose Report that indicates that 2,250 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses in 2021, a…
DEA says fentanyl, an addictive synthetic opioid, causes unprecedented overdose deaths; teens at risk
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In response to increase in overdose deaths caused by fentanyl, a highly addictive synthetic…
Mitch McConnell: As instances of violent crime to skyrocket, it’s time for our leaders to get serious
Any Kentuckian who reads the local paper or watches the local news knows violent crime is skyrocketing. The crisis is…
U.S. Customs at Louisville seize dangerous drugs, counterfeit designer apparel, counterfeit currency
Christmas came early for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Louisville Port of Entry. In just this…
Kentucky partnering with Bloomberg Philanthropies over five years, $10m to address opioid epidemic
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday a five-year public-private partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, which is committing…
USDEA releases National Drug Threat Assessments showing ‘harsh reality’ of drug threats
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday released the National Drug Threat Assessment, an annual…
U.S. Customs confiscates more than $7.6M in drugs, illegal documents, more in a week in Louisville
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today It was a busy week for officers at the Customs and Border Protection facility in…
Sen. McConnell and fellow co-sponsors advocate legislation classifying fentanyl analogues narcotics
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cosponsored legislation that would permanently list all types of fentanyl-like substances (analogues), as Schedule…
Fentanyl, an added ingredient, drives increases in deaths from cocaine, methamphetamine overdoses
The Rural Blog The same drug that is driving opioid-overdose deaths is also causing a surge in deaths from cocaine…
First-ever felony criminal charges filed against distributor, execs for illegal distribution of opioids
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ray Donovan, the Special Agent…
Keene’s bill to put opioid settlement dollars in permanent fund is legislative priority for AG Beshear
Attorney General Andy Beshear and several Democratic lawmakers are supporting legislative reforms to ensure Kentucky can halt its opioid epidemic,…
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