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Seeking ‘healing justice’ for Black women who have substance use disorder
LOUISVILLE — The Volunteers of America chapter that includes Kentucky will spend $123,000 over the next nine months to make sure more Black women get access to treatment for...
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Beshear says federal government should reclassify marijuana to recognize its medical uses
In a Wednesday letter sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he supports reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance to Schedule III. That...
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Judge hears arguments on Kentucky law banning some vaping products
FRANKFORT — Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate heard arguments Monday in a case challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 law banning the sale of some vaping products. This comes...
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Kentucky attorney general names members to opioid advisory commission
The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, tasked with distributing opioid settlement dollars, has new members, Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office announced Tuesday. The commission was created by the...
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Kentucky lawyer climbed out of alcoholism, launched a recovery boom
LOUISA — Around the office at Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, Vanessa Keeton is still known as “Client One” — marking her status as the first client of the...
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Coleman unveils $12 million in grants from opioid settlements, repeats syringe exchange criticism
Attorney General Russell Coleman issued details Thursday of more than $12 million in grants from the state’s opioid settlements for prevention, enforcement, treatment and recovery. Kentucky Attorney General Russell...
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Kentucky attorney general opposes syringe exchanges despite evidence of their efficacy
The exchanges were authorized by the state’s 2015 anti-heroin law, in an effort to thwart the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, which are commonly spread by the sharing...
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For second year in a row, Kentucky overdose deaths decrease
Overdose deaths in Kentucky decreased in 2023 for the second year in a row, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday as he released the Drug Overdose Fatality Report. In 2022,...
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Kentucky gets 8,000 Narcan doses as part of Teva settlement
Five sites that distribute naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, received 8,000 new doses this week as part of the state’s settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced...
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More addiction patients can take methadone at home, but some states lag behind
Matt Haney’s home in San Francisco isn’t far from a methadone clinic. The 42-year-old state lawmaker has watched people line up early each morning outside the clinic in the...