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%…
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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…
U.S. CBP officials mark record-breaking increases in illicit, dangerous items arriving at port of Louisville
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville are seeing major increases in illicit and dangerous items arriving at…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seize paintings, tablecloths hiding cocaine, methamphetamines at Louisville port
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville seized two packages arriving from overseas locations last week that contained…
U.S. Customs officers seize meth hidden in yarn spools, counterfeit phone fronts at two Kentucky ports
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville on Wednesday discovered a 46-pound shipment of…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seize meth embedded in candles, dishes at Erlanger facility
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers based in Northern Kentucky intercepted two shipments containing a total of…
Methamphetamine shipments seized in Erlanger by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at an Express Consignment Operations hub in Northern Kentucky…
Jury finds 5-Time felon guilty of Independence carjacking, recommends 35 years in prison
On March 22, at the conclusion of a four day trial, a Kenton County jury recommended 35 years in prison…
Kim Moser: Tackling the methamphetamine crisis in our communities also an ongoing challenge
The epidemic of illegal drug abuse is one of the most difficult challenges facing our communities. Our region’s harrowing experience…
Rural Blog: Fewer U.S. workers using prescription opioids but more using cocaine, marijuana
Fewer U.S. workers are using prescription opioids, but more are using cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana Fewer U.S. workers are using…
Kentucky Health Issues Poll: Heroin use continues to cause problems for friends and families in region
The most recent Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) and Ohio Health Issues Poll (OHIP) asked adults if they knew a…
Covington PD’s nine-month investigation results in drug charges for more than 50;14 already in custody
NKyTribune staff Covington Police Thursday released the results of a joint operation that resulted in charges against more than 50…
Florence duo arrested on Interstate 75 in possession of more than one pound of methamphetamine
The Florence Police Department, in cooperation with the Cincinnati office of the DEA, arrested two men on Interstate 75 Tuesday,…