The Northern Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy presented to the Kenton County Fiscal Court about overdose trends, including the prevalence of fentanyl, Xylazine, and stimulants, and discussed the need for increased mental health resources and infrastructure.
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Boone County approves request for assistant commonwealth’s attorney
Boone County’s top law enforcement official said he wants to send a message to drug traffickers regarding the potentially deadly consequences of their actions. “If you traffic drugs in Boone County and that trafficking relates in an overdose death – you will be charged with a homicide,” said Louis Kelly, the commonwealth’s attorney for Boone County. […]
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Driver Loses Control, Crashes into Home on Grand Avenue
The driver of the vehicle (maroon SUV) hopped the curb, drove into the yard where he hit the white van and finally the house on the left. FTM file. Lindsey Hartness was in her front yard on Grand Avenue taking her dog out. She walked back inside to her home and three minutes later, in […]
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Pot Scare Indicative of Real Dangers of Fentanyl
Heroin mixed with Fentanyl may be responsible for the sharp rise in overdose deaths. photo: Creative Commons by Robin Gee Drug overdose has now surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of accidental deaths in the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).* Opiate-related deaths are driving that figure with 13,000 […]
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Kentucky 2014 Overdose Death Report Released
Rise in overdose deaths indicates persistent challenge of reining in substance use, abuse Kentucky overdose deaths increased in 2014, while the number of deaths attributed to the use of heroin stayed relatively constant from 2013 to 2014, according to a report issued today by the Office of Drug Control Policy. The total rise in overdose […]
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Heroin Overdose Kits to be Provided to St. Elizabeth Hospitals in Northern Kentucky
First Lady Jane Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway announced Tuesday that heroin and opiate overdose reversal kits will be made available to people treated for overdoses at the St. Elizabeth Healthcare system in Northern Kentucky. The funding will be provided through the Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory Committee.
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2015 Heroin Action Plan to be announced
It’s no secret that Northern Kentucky has a heroin problem. In fact, I personally know of two young men (age 26 and 30) who have passed away this week from heroin. By now everyone knows some of the reasons for this epidemic; it’s cheap, the heroin laws in Kentucky are not as strict as Ohio, dealers […]