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Tag: fentanyl
Cameron calls for $5,000 bonuses for Kentucky police, allowing murder charges in fatal overdoses
Republican’s 12-point public safety plan conflicts with policy recommendations from the right and left, says ACLU advocate. BY: MCKENNA HORSLEY | JULY 13, 2023 | 5:50 AM LOUISVILLE — Republican Daniel Cameron says that as governor he would oppose subpoena powers for civilian police review boards and support giving Kentucky law enforcement officers[Read More…]
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement at Subcommittee Markup of 17 Bills
Washington, D.C. — Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup of 17 bills.
White House launches national response plan for combatting ‘tranq’ drug deaths
By NATHANIEL WEIXEL | 07/11/23 | 5:00 AM ET The Biden administration is rolling out a national response plan to deal with the threat of fentanyl combined with xylazine. Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” is an easily accessible veterinary drug approved for use in animals as a sedative and pain reliever. But it is[Read More…]
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: A Look at the Evolving Landscape of Federal OUD Treatment Policies
By Heather Saunders & Nirmita Panchal | July 11, 2023 Opioid overdose deaths, primarily driven by fentanyl, have surged during the pandemic, exposing significant gaps in access to and availability of treatment. From 2016 to 2021, opioid overdose deaths nearly doubled, from 42,249 to 80,411. By 2021, these deaths accounted for 75% of all fatal drug overdoses, up from 66% in[Read More…]
Henderson Police Department planning latest free Narcan giveaway
By Adam Kight, WEVV-TV July 5, 2023 HENDERSON, Ky. (WEVV) — The Henderson Police Department is hosting another Narcan giveaway in a continued effort to combat drug overdoses in the community. HPD says its latest Narcan giveaway will be held on Friday, July 14. The giveaway is happening from noon[Read More…]
DEA administrator says Congress needs to pass laws to keep social media from serving as platforms to promote, sell fentanyl
KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Monday, July 3, 2023 Events, trends, issues, ideas and independent journalism about health care and health in Kentucky, from the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky. The U.S. needs laws to force social-media companies to keep their platforms from being used[Read More…]
Drug deaths drop in Kentucky, but fentanyl still rages
By Mark Payne June 20, 2023 The number of drug overdose deaths dropped in Kentucky last year, according to the most recent report from the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy. But deaths from fentanyl and methamphetamine still remain high. Experts in NKY are saying that fentanyl and methamphetamine are[Read More…]
New report confirms Kentucky’s first decline in fatal overdoses since 2018
BY: MCKENNA HORSLEY AND SARAH LADD Kentucky’s 2022 Overdose Fatality Report, released Thursday, shows the commonwealth saw its first decline in fatal overdoses since 2018. Still, 2,135 Kentuckians died from an overdose in 2022. Ninety percent of those deaths were from opioids and fentanyl. Potent inexpensive methamphetamines also continue to be a driving[Read More…]
Kentucky sees decline in overdose deaths in 2022; some areas still seeing issues
By Julia Sandor MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – the 2022 overdose fatality report shows some improvements being made in Kentucky. Overdoses declined more than 5% last year compared to 2021. However, some haven’t felt much of that change. According to the 2022 overdose fatality report, more than 2,000 Kentuckians lost their[Read More…]