Northern Kentucky Rx Abuse Program

Published August 25, 2012

Northern Kentucky Rx Abuse program – Thomas More College hosts a prescription drug abuse presentation by Attorney General Jack Conway and partners in law enforcement and education

Kentucky colleges want to monitor athletes' social media usage

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky's two largest universities use software to monitor what student-athletes post in social-media accounts. The Courier-Journal reports most athletes at the University of Louisville and all athletes at the University of Kentucky …
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Treatment center focuses on expectant mothers abusing drugs

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LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) — Pain pill addiction is a growing problem, even among pregnant women. There's a unique treatment center in Louisville focused on detoxing expectant mothers. On the outside, it looks like any other building in downtown …
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Coroner: Prescription drugs involved in 12 percent of investigated deaths in …

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More than one out of every 10 deaths the Jessamine County coroner investigates involves the abuse of prescription drugs. Since 2009, the coroner's office has investigated a total of 35 drug-related deaths, and county coroner Michael Hughes said the …
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