Kentucky in 'Top 3' for Drug Overdose Deaths

Kentucky in 'Top 3' for drug overdose deaths

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kentucky ranks in the top three when it comes to states with the most fatal drug overdoses. The number has shot up in the last decade from more than … "The article is like a checklist for …
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What's new for 2014 and beyond

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Drug costs go down. Medicare prescription drugs are becoming more affordable under the health care reform law, according to Wintringham. “As a result of the Affordable Care Act, 2014 will be the fourth year in which the coverage gap, or donut hole …
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Director of Catholic Charities plans shelter to help street alcoholics

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Jolene Schneider is executive director of Four Winds Recovery, a detoxification and substance abuse treatment center where police take street alcoholics, some of whom cycle through regularly. Schneider said the type of shelter Betts is planning would …
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Project HOPE sheds light on prescription drug abuse

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The awareness and education initiative highlighting painkiller addiction and abuse is a communitywide effort by 54 different organizations, including BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and …
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