FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky's new law aimed at cutting prescription drug abuse has already led to the closure of 10 pain management clinics and a significant decrease in the amount of painkillers being prescribed, Governor Steve Beshear said Tuesday.
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Governor Steve Beshear has tasked a team of military and health care specialists with developing new strategies to deal with mental health and substance abuse problems among veterans.
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has signed emergency regulations that require doctors to meet tougher prescription standards in an effort to stop drug abuse.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - A recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the number of babies born in the U.S. going through opiate withdrawal has tripled over the past ten years. It follows a trend of skyrocketing prescription drug abuse.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Top health leaders and lawmakers from Kentucky who are trying to end multi-state prescription drug trafficking and abuse are meeting in Florida this week.
Sen. Tom Jensen, R-London (left), reviews the language of a bill to better regulate pain management clinics with Sen. Ray Jones, D-Pikeville, as Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, looks on. Photo by LRC Public Information
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Confusion and last-minute lobbying have potentially derailed what some Kentucky lawmakers considered the hallmark of the current legislative session.
