Jun 28 Politics Senate President Questions Why Kentucky Settled OxyContin Case Senate President Robert Stivers has questioned why Kentucky settled a lawsuit in 2015 with Purdue Pharma for "pennies on the dollar." By Ryland Barton Jun 28 Politics Senate President Questions Why Kentucky Settled OxyContin Case Ryland Barton
Jun 23 Health For Pregnant Women Addicted to Opioids, Lack Of Providers Limits Treatment Options In Kentucky and across most of the country, the options for a pregnant woman addicted to opioids are largely dictated by where that woman lives. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 23 Health Lack Of Providers Limits Drug Treatment Options For Pregnant Women Lisa Gillespie
Jun 21 Health Kentucky AG Investigating Drug Manufacturers’ Influence On Opioid Crisis In Kentucky, there were more than 1,248 overdose deaths in the first half of 2016, a 25 percent increase from 2014. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 21 Health KY AG Investigating Drug Manufacturers' Influence On Opioid Crisis Lisa Gillespie
Jun 19 Health How An Opioid Treatment Could Be Contributing To The Problem NPR's David Greene talks to Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear, who is cracking down on the new "pill mills" that dispense Suboxone. By NPR Staff Jun 19 Health How An Opioid Treatment Could Be Contributing To The Problem NPR Staff
Jun 12 Health A Drugmaker Tries To Cash In On The Opioid Epidemic, One State Law At A Time There's growing urgency among state policymakers to fight the addiction epidemic. The number of opioid overdose deaths quadrupled from 1999 to 2015. By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media Jun 12 Health Drugmaker Tries To Cash In On Opioid Epidemic Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media
May 19 Politics Bevin Defends Adoption ‘Czar’ Appointment, Pay Bevin tapped Dan Dumas, a senior vice president with Louisville Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, to be Kentucky’s adoption “czar” earlier this month. By Ryland Barton May 19 Politics Bevin Defends Adoption 'Czar' Appointment, Pay Ryland Barton
May 19 Community In Beechmont, Families Cope With Rising Overdoses Joe Strothman was prepared to see someone overdosing. He was even prepared for it to happen in front of his house. And in February, it did. By Lisa Gillespie May 19 Community In Beechmont, Families Cope With Rising Overdoses Lisa Gillespie
May 19 Health Trump Administration’s Addiction Crisis ‘Listening Tour’ Gets An Earful This month, President Trump sent his top health and law enforcement officials to hear from people most affected by the crisis. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource May 19 Health Trump's Addiction Crisis 'Listening Tour' Gets An Earful Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 7 Community Overdoses Cost Louisville As Demand For Antidote Grows Experts say the cost of antidotes will keep rising. Opioid addiction is considered an epidemic and the drug of choice has never been more potent. By Jacob Ryan Apr 7 Community Overdoses Cost Louisville As Demand For Antidote Grows Jacob Ryan
Mar 10 Community In Louisville, Paramedics Are On The Front Lines In Heroin Fight An innovative health care concept has taken root in some places fighting heroin: community paramedicine. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 10 Community In Louisville, Paramedics Are On The Front Lines In Heroin Fight Lisa Gillespie
Mar 9 Community In Louisville Jail, Women Struggle With Drug Detox Last year, nearly 10,000 people — or almost a third of all inmates booked — actively detoxed in the jail, said Metro Corrections Director Mark Bolton. By Jacob Ryan Mar 9 Community In Louisville Jail, Women Struggle With Drug Detox Jacob Ryan
Mar 6 Health After Obamacare: Ending Affordable Care Act Could Cut Addiction Treatment As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 6 Health After Obamacare: Ending Affordable Care Act Could Cut Addiction Treatment Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 2 Community At Addiction Resource Fair, A Louisville Mom Finds Hope The event was designed to help addicts and their friends and families find solutions — or at least a way forward. By Jacob Ryan Mar 2 Community At Addiction Resource Fair, A Louisville Mom Finds Hope Jacob Ryan
Mar 1 Community For Louisville Writer, Friend’s Death From Drug Overdose Prompts Reflection Euan Watson is the subject of a memoir piece in the latest issue of Louisville Magazine. By Stephen George Mar 1 Community For Louisville Writer, Friend's Death From Drug Overdose Prompts Reflection Stephen George
Feb 15 Politics Frankfort Panel Approves New Limits On Painkillers, Tougher Fentanyl Penalty Gov. Matt Bevin threw his support behind the legislation, saying he wants to enhance punishments against dealers of the synthetic drugs. By Ryland Barton Feb 15 Politics Frankfort Panel Approves New Limits On Painkillers, Tougher Fentanyl Penalty Ryland Barton