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As bad as the opioid epidemic is across the nation, it is even worse here in the Ohio Valley.Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia collectively have a rate of…
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Maurice Ludwick says OxyContin used to be the drug of choice in Louisville. But that changed around 2010, when the drug was formulated to make it…
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A southern Indiana community is experiencing a large jump in the number of fatal heroin overdoses. Vanderburgh County is reporting 22 deaths this…
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U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch warned high school students about the dangers of heroin and opioid abuse at an assembly in Richmond on Tuesday.The…
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Drug abuse is a health crisis in Kentucky, and the state's top health professional says it will get a lot worse over the holiday weekend.Kentucky Health…
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Elizabeth Boccieri has been using meth and oxycontin in the past few days, ever since she heard about extra-strength laced heroin that’s been making its…
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Jefferson County's top attorney is fighting back against the heroin epidemic.County Attorney Mike O'Connell, who lost his son Matt to an overdose in 2014,…
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Public health officials in Louisville are warning of a spike in heroin overdoses in the city.According to WDRB-TV, officials at Norton Hospital say there…
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says a new federal law can begin to turn the tide of drug fatalities in Kentucky and nationwide. The Comprehensive…
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A Bowling Green-based health group is expanding the number of naloxone training programs in southern Kentucky.Naloxone is a medication that helps prevent…