Prescription Drug Abuse Rampant in N.Ky.

Prescription drug abuse rampant in N.Ky. – Prescription drugs are a major killer in Northern Kentucky.

Pinnacle Centers acquires Recovery Works

Filed under: Kentucky Drug Addiction

Drug addiction specialist Pinnacle Treatment Centers has acquired Recovery Works, a residential treatment center in Georgetown Kentucky. Terms of the deal, which was announced on Monday, were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Pinnacle's …
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Foster care agency looking to place local children

Filed under: Kentucky Drug Addiction

One of the most lasting has been on the younger generations as many children are being displaced from their homes and families due to neglect and drug addiction. In August, almost 7,000 children were listed as being placed in out-of-home care in Kentucky.
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Prescription Drugs Now Kill More People In The US Than Heroin And Cocaine …

Filed under: Kentucky Drug Addiction

… such as like Vicodin (hydrocodone), OxyContin (oxycodone), Opana (oxymorphone) and methodone. "An epidemic of prescription drug abuse is devastating American families and draining state and federal time, money and manpower," Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky …
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Belfry organizes largest UNITE chapter in Eastern Ky.

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“Everyone of us, I imagine, knows someone who is struggling with drugs or alcohol addiction, someone who has died from that. That's what we are here for, to put a stop to that.” Hunt said the average age for first time drug abuse in Kentucky is 11 …
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