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Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency.On this week's show, we discuss the meaning of that…
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The Trump administration’s announcement Thursday that the opioid crisis is a national public health emergency was not news to first responders in Madison…
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EDITOR's NOTE: This story has been updated to include new information regarding the timing of an emergency declaration.Many lawmakers from the Ohio Valley…
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The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is once again offering free Naloxone kits. The first official distribution of the drug used to reverse…
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When health care and law enforcement officials met recently at a health policy forum in Lexington, Kentucky, to share ideas about the opioid crisis,…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists Kentucky among the three states with the highest rates of death due to drug overdose.While there’s no…
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Twice a month, Lexington area citizens who have lost sons, brothers or other family members to drug overdoses gather together.While lacking in formality,…
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Saturday August 26, 2017 is Overdose Awareness Day in Lexington. On this week's Eastern Standard we'll discuss opioid addiction, overdoses and recovery…
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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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If you’ve ever enjoyed a Budget Saver twin popsicle on a hot summer day, you can thank the employees of the Ziegenfelder frozen treat factory in Wheeling,…