54% of Kentuckians Have Been Prescribed Opioid Pain Relievers

Published January 23, 2013

54% of Kentuckians have been prescribed opioid pain relievers

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 17, 2013)— New poll data from the Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) reveal more than half of Kentucky adults (54 percent) have been prescribed opioid pain relievers such as OxyContin, Vicodin, Percocet or codeine, in the past …
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Ameritox Webinar Series to Help Educate Physicians on New Kentucky …

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14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — AmeritoxSM announced today that it is sponsoring a series of webinars this month aimed at educating physicians about a set of Kentucky laws intended to curb prescription drug misuse and abuse. Kentucky has an on-going problem …
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Sheriff: Murder suspects dismembered body to 'target evil'

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Investigators charged Jefferey Allen, 21, of Verona, Anthony Baumgartner, 23, of Florence, and Stephen Harkness, 22, of Verona with Murder, Kidnapping, Abuse of a corpse, and Tampering with physical evidence. In the course of an … Sheriff's spokesman …
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