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- National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, A Kentucky Product, Seeks To Make The Nation Face Up To Its Problem
The second annual National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, organized by Eastern Kentucky's Operation UNITE, called for a national commitment to combating the country's drug-abuse problem U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-5th District"People of great passion and perspective...
- Rx Drug Abuse Summit In Florida, Organized By Ky. Group, Set To Start As Lobbying On 'pill-mill Bill' Continues To Ramp Up
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News As a bipartisan group of political leaders pushes the General Assembly to pass a bill Thursday that would crack down on "pill mills" that contribute to prescription drug abuse, Eastern Kentucky's Operation UNITE...
- Shocking Realities Of Prescription Pill Abuse Drive Another Summit To Get Everyone In Harness To Fight It
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Prescription drug abuse has become so prevalent in parts of Kentucky, people are buying Mason jars of clean urine at flea markets and under the table at tobacco stores so they can pass drug tests. Kentuckians are...
- Florida-to-appalachia 'pill Pipeline' Appears To Be Shriveling
Attorneys general from Florida and Kentucky say the prescription pill pipeline between the two states is beginning to close, reports Bill Estep of the Lexington Herald-Leader. They credit new programs and rules in Florida, but Kentucky AG Jack Conway...
- Substance Abuse Conference Will Be Held At Lexington Marriott Jan. 18-19; Attendance Will Be Limited To The First 250 Registrants
Seeking to build collaborations and partnerships to help deal with prescription drug abuse, a conference called "The Different Faces of Substance Abuse" will be held Jan. 18-19 at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington. The featured speaker Jan....
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Prescription pill abuse summit Wednesday at UK hospital
A prescription pill abuse summit will be Wednesday at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, featuring many notable speakers.
They will include: Gov. Steve Beshear; Wilfredo Ferrer, U.S. attorney from the Southern District of Florida; Van Ingram, executive director of Kentucky's Office of Drug Control Policy; police chiefs and law enforcement officials; and health care professionals.
"We think this summit will help lay the foundation for a future that will lead to increased communication and awareness among all the societal entities that are engaged in this fight," said U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey of teh eastern District of Kentucky.
The summit is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pavilion A auditorium. For more information, call Harvey's office at 859-685-4805. (Read more)
- National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, A Kentucky Product, Seeks To Make The Nation Face Up To Its Problem
The second annual National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, organized by Eastern Kentucky's Operation UNITE, called for a national commitment to combating the country's drug-abuse problem U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-5th District"People of great passion and perspective...
- Rx Drug Abuse Summit In Florida, Organized By Ky. Group, Set To Start As Lobbying On 'pill-mill Bill' Continues To Ramp Up
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News As a bipartisan group of political leaders pushes the General Assembly to pass a bill Thursday that would crack down on "pill mills" that contribute to prescription drug abuse, Eastern Kentucky's Operation UNITE...
- Shocking Realities Of Prescription Pill Abuse Drive Another Summit To Get Everyone In Harness To Fight It
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Prescription drug abuse has become so prevalent in parts of Kentucky, people are buying Mason jars of clean urine at flea markets and under the table at tobacco stores so they can pass drug tests. Kentuckians are...
- Florida-to-appalachia 'pill Pipeline' Appears To Be Shriveling
Attorneys general from Florida and Kentucky say the prescription pill pipeline between the two states is beginning to close, reports Bill Estep of the Lexington Herald-Leader. They credit new programs and rules in Florida, but Kentucky AG Jack Conway...
- Substance Abuse Conference Will Be Held At Lexington Marriott Jan. 18-19; Attendance Will Be Limited To The First 250 Registrants
Seeking to build collaborations and partnerships to help deal with prescription drug abuse, a conference called "The Different Faces of Substance Abuse" will be held Jan. 18-19 at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington. The featured speaker Jan....