PHOTO: Vergecampus.com As the new school year begins, Kentucky school districts are considering whether to stock naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, an opioid-blocker that can be given in the event of a heroin or prescription painkiller overdose. The drug is being made available free to high schools nationwide as an initiative of […]
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Campbell County Commissioners Likely To Approve Needle Exchange
The Campbell County Fiscal Court will hold a meeting tonight in Alexandria at 7:00 p.m. A resolution to vote on needle exchange will be on the agenda. A resolution will be voted on at the Campbell County Fiscal Court meeting tonight in Alexandria to decide whether or not Campbell County will allow a needle exchange […]
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Campbell County Prosecutors Try First “Importing Heroin” Case With Heroin Bill Provisions
“The Heroin Bill” (Senate Bill 192) Was Signed Into Law March 25, 2015 Fort Thomas Police Officer, Brandon Laffin. FTM file. The wheels of justice were freshly oiled last March when a bipartisan effort turned out Senate Bill 192, known as The Heroin Bill. Passage of the bill was a top priority of legislators throughout […]
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Gov. Beshear Announces Grant Awards for Heroin, Prescription Drug Abuse Treatment
Funding will go to mental health, residential treatment facilities FTM file. Governor Steve Beshear today announced that community mental health centers and residential treatment facilities across the state will receive more than $3.5 million in grants to help treat prescription drug and heroin abuse, and address neonatal abstinence syndrome in Kentucky. The grant program is […]
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Heroin Legislation Inches Forward After Political Hurdle Cleared
Kentucky state Senators Wil Schroder, R-Wilder, Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, and John Schickel, R-Union, testify about heroin to the House. Provided. FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House and Senate cleared a major procedural hurdle last night when they decided what Bill would be used to act as the framework legislation to deal with the heroin crisis […]