Prescription Drug Abuse in Kentucky


 

Prescription Drug Abuse in Kentucky – A brief video featuring the stories of Sarah Shay and Savannah Kissick, two girls from Morehead, Ky. who died of prescription drug overdoses. (Music: Kevin M…

 

Medical Society to talk with parents about pills

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Greater Louisville Medical Society has set a seminar for parents in Louisville about prescription drug abuse. The seminar is set for 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Conrad Bachmann Auditorium at Valley High School. The event is free and …
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Many Americans breathing cleaner air

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The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students — more than 5 million kids — have abused these medications. … As for year-round levels …
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Inmate allegedly tried to get prescription drugs in mail

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — An inmate at Louisville Metro Corrections is facing new charges after police say she got a friend to send her prescription medication through the mail. According to a criminal citation, 27-year-old Shara Vance was in jail …
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