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Kristy Deep: Treating pain with opioids may not be the best choice; there are other options

September 20, 2017September 19, 20170

Treating pain is important and for many people, the reliance on opioids or narcotics may not be the best answer….

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Beshear, other AGs pressure health insurance companies to assist with solutions to opioid crisis

September 19, 2017September 19, 20170

Attorney General Andy Beshear and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey are calling on health insurance companies to assist in…

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Simple medication errors contribute to Kentucky’s high rate of death due to drug overdoses

August 30, 2017August 30, 20170

By Clark Kebodeaux Special to the NKyTribune According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kentucky ranks third in…

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New program will allow Kentuckians to safely dispose of unused prescription opioids at home

August 23, 2017August 22, 20170

Attorney General Andy Beshear is taking an important step in the fight against what he believes is the single greatest…

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Fiscal courts in Boone and Kenton counties approve separate resolutions to sue opioid distributors

August 23, 2017August 23, 20171

The Boone and Kenton County Fiscal Courts voted Tuesday to separately file suit against the wholesale drug distributors whose misconduct…

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Sanders at Northern Kentucky Convention Center Sunday; speaks against repeal of Affordable Care Act

July 10, 20170

Sen. Bernie Sanders was at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington for a rally Sunday evening. A large crowd…

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Gov. Bevin launches public awareness campaign to help combat opioids, highlights resources, treatment

July 7, 20170

Gov. Matt Bevin is urging all Kentuckians to help beat back the opioid epidemic with a new public awareness campaign…

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NKY to “Feel the Bern” Sunday; Sanders will be in Covington protesting effort to repeal ACA

July 6, 2017July 10, 20170

Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Covington Sunday to rally the people of Kentucky to demand that Republican Senate Leader…

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Jeff Rubin: Current drug epidemic may be even worst than people think and elderly not immune

June 3, 2017June 2, 20170

Not a day goes by that you can’t pick up a newspaper or listen to the news and not be…

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Keven Moore: It may be hard to believe, but even a simple back injury can eventually result in death

March 16, 2017March 13, 20170

Can a back injury kill you? Unfortunately, it can. Let me tell you a story about my dear friend Dan…

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The Rural Blog: Painkillers make the pain go away, and that’s why the opioid epidemic persists

December 26, 20160

One of the biggest barriers to beating the nation’s opioid epidemic, which is disproportionately rural, could be that the painkillers…

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Growing opioid epidemic results in more grandparents raising their children’s children

November 10, 20160

An increasing number of grandparents are raising their grandchildren, largely because many of the children’s parents are addicted to heroin…

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New Health Department online tool uses data story map to show impact of opioids in Northern Kentucky

October 13, 20160

To better help the community understand the scope and impact of the heroin epidemic, the Northern Kentucky Health Department has…

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Northern Kentucky also saw huge spike in heroin ODs last week by users “playing Russian roulette”

August 30, 2016August 30, 20160

By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The heroin overdose wave that pushed first responders to the limit in Cincinnati last…

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Addia Wuchner: Insurers must cover tools to address Kentucky’s growing prescription drug problem

March 8, 2016March 9, 20160

Most Kentuckians don’t have to look far to find someone who has been impacted by the prescription drug abuse and…

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Over-prescription of pain killers is solvable, but solutions aren’t ‘sexy,’ chronic pain is rampant

September 29, 2015September 29, 20150

By Melissa Patrick Special to KyForward The director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Dr. Nora Volkow, told a…

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