Overdose deaths

Over-the-counter naloxone products are now available at many nationwide pharmacies as of earlier this month. This also comes as a nationwide study from Stateline that reports accidental overdose deaths are the leading cause of death for people under 40 in 37 states, including Kentucky.

The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drug overdose death data show Kentucky saw a 57% increase between March 2020 and March 2021.

Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows deaths increased among Black Kentuckians by 57% from 2019 to 2020.

Kentucky drug overdose deaths increased by 48% from 2019 to 2020. That’s according to the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center which released…

Since 2011, the Drug Enforcement Administration has collected unwanted prescription drugs.Prescription Drug Takeback Day began in 2011 after prescription…

Researchers from the University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research have received an $87 million federal grant to study how to prevent…

New federal data show the Ohio Valley again led the nation in rate of fatal drug overdoses last year. The data confirm what local officials have reported:…

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