Opinion – Ben Mudd: Kentucky making strides in opioid fight, but more critical steps remain
Hopefully, you saw the recent good news that drug overdose deaths in Kentucky dropped by 30.2% last year — the…
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Attorney General Russell Coleman files lawsuit against Optum Rx for role in opioid epidemic
The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has announced its latest lawsuit against a corporation behind the worst man-made epidemic in modern…
Kentucky among states striving to get life-saving opioid overdose drug to more people
By Anna Claire Vollers Stateline Posing as shoppers, a team of researchers from the University of Mississippi called nearly 600…
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…
Attorney General launches ‘Operation Fight Fentanyl’ during roundtable with Kenton County officials
The Kentucky Attorney General’s office on Wednesday announced the launch of an initiative to combat the opioid epidemic titled “Operation…
Attorney General announces historic opioid settlement to return $483 million to Commonwealth
The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has announced a $26 billion settlement with opioid distributors and a manufacturer has been finalized…
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…
Art Maglinger: Personal responsibility needed in our jails, and our boardrooms, to beat opioid epidemic
When an inmate is brought into our jail, the process of taking personal responsibility for actions begins. First, the accused/convicted…
Sen. McConnell announces $6m to help combat opioid epidemic; NKU receives $1m
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that six Kentucky substance abuse treatment programs in high-risk rural communities received $1 million…
Marcus Jackson: Any funds received from opioid settlement should go to survivors of the epidemic
The opioid crisis continues to ravage Kentucky and other states throughout the country, and many state attorneys general have taken…
Federal grant creates Northern Kentucky University’s Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic Program
Northern Kentucky University’s Institute for Health Innovation (IHI) announces a new federal grant funded program to continue addressing the opioid…
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…
Mitch McConnell: Kentucky is turning the tide against substance abuse, but there’s more work ahead
Families in nearly every neighborhood of our country have suffered because of the opioid and substance abuse epidemic. For years,…
Sen. President Stivers to introduce resolution to open investigation into 2015 Purdue Pharma settlement
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, will introduce a resolution on the first day of the…
New state ‘Hope and Help’ website continues momentum in combating the opioid epidemic
Gov. Matt Bevin has announced a new statewide public awareness effort to continue the Commonwealth’s historic momentum in combating the…
Hospitals, including St.E., suing manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of opioid-based drugs
After two decades of providing frontline care in response to the opioid crisis, a group of 23 hospitals have filed…
Chamber to host Workplace Safety and Wellness Conference on October 15
On Tuesday, October 15, the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will host the 2nd Annual Workplace Safety and Wellness Conference…
Washington Post’s DEA database shows KY a major source of pain pills from 2006-2012
The Washington Post recently published a story and interactive map about the Drug Enforcement Administration database that reveals the distribution…
Judge Brian Privett aims to cut overdoses in Bourbon County; it starts with personal outlook on drug abuse
By Jonathan Coffman NKyTribune reporter Mistakes lead to consequences. But how do we teach people to avoid making those mistakes?…
Beth Davisson: Employers have important role in combatting Kentucky’s opioid epidemic
Kentucky employers have a growing front-line awareness of the devastating impact the opioid epidemic is having on our state. They…
Hospital coalition, including St. Elizabeth, and state cabinet launch statewide assault on opioid epidemic
The National Institute on Drug Abuse ranks Kentucky among the top 10 states with the highest opioid-related overdose deaths, and…
Feds indict 60, some doctors, in Appalachia (including Kentucky) for illegal prescribing pain pills
Feds indict 60 for illegal prescribing in Ohio, W.Va., Ky., Tenn. and Ala.; some doctors allegedly traded sex for drugs…