In-Depth: Out of the Darkness of Prescription Drug Abuse
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wuky/local-wuky-1000164.mp3 LEXINGTON, Ky. – The epidemic of prescription drug abuse affects millions of Americans, and the power of addiction is...
View ArticleIn-Depth: Putting Kentucky's Prescription Monitoring Program to Work
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wuky/local-wuky-1000311.mp3 LEXINGTON, Ky. – They can be bought on the street or obtained through a doctor's prescription. How ever people get them,...
View ArticleConway Testifies Before Congress About Prescription Drug Abuse
WASHINGTON - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway was in the nations capital Thursday to testify about prescription drug diversion in the Commonwealth. Conway told lawmakers at a subcommittee hearing...
View ArticleKentucky Joining National Prescription Monitoring Network
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentuckys prescription monitoring program will soon link up with databases in other states.
View ArticlePrescription Drug Bill Stalled in Ky. Legislature
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Confusion and last-minute lobbying have potentially derailed what some Kentucky lawmakers considered the hallmark of the current legislative session.
View ArticleDoctors Say New Prescription Drug Law is Flawed
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and lawyers representing a variety of medical organizations from across Kentucky say a new state law aimed at combating prescription drug abuse has had...
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