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Greg Lee, Kentucky’s HIV/AIDS educator, starts the town hall on a somber note.“How many people in this room know someone who has died of an overdose…
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Health officials in Northern Kentucky are concerned about a “cluster” of HIV cases.In 2017 there were 18 case of HIV connected with intravenous drug use…
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Another community in south central Kentucky has signed off on the creation of a needle exchange for drug abusers. In a 4-3 vote, the Barren County Fiscal…
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Days after sending mixed signals on his response to the nation’s opioid crisis, President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to declare a national…
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The Trump administration’s top health official backed away from a presidential commission’s proposal to declare a national public health emergency to…
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Later this year, Madison County will join about 15 other Kentucky communities that offer needle or syringe exchanges. The county’s fiscal court gave…
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Sitting on top of the Bible on Pastor Brad Epperson’s desk at the Clay City First Church of God is a list of goals for his small congregation written in a…
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Louisville Metro Public Health can provide new syringes to people regardless of whether used syringes are exchanged, according to the state Attorney…
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Groups such as the World Health Organization and the American Medical Association support the idea of needle exchanges as ways of reducing the spread of…
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Fayette County's Health Commissioner is among those reviewing the final draft of plans for a needle exchange program. Dr. Rice Leach expects the program…