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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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…
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…
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…
Ky. had third-highest percentage rise in overdose deaths in 2020; spike followed start of pandemic
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 50 percent in 2020, the third-highest rate of…
FDA approves painkiller 10 times stronger than fentanyl; UK doctor and other advisors objected
Kentucky Health News The Food and Drug Administration approved a powerful new painkiller Friday over the objections of a Kentucky…
Cleveland Fed researchers say opioid epidemic could be large enough to have impact on labor force
Estimates of drug usage rates suggest the opioid epidemic could be large enough to have an impact on the labor…