Video PSA: Faces of Prescription Drug Abuse Video Series

Video PSA: Faces of Prescription Drug Abuse Video Series – Attorney General Conway encourages Kentuckians to help get the message out about prescription drug abuse. Share your story with us as a video response to any…

prescription drug abuse

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"Prescription drug abuse is on the rise, and it's leading to addiction and death. More people die now from prescription drugs like oxycodone, morphine and methadone than from illicit drugs like heroin and cocaine," Udall said. "With this shift, the …
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How does it feel to be hooked on opioids?

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… dramatically worse. Where crack once reigned as the most dangerous drug in the city, painkiller opiates like oxycodone, fentanyl, percocet and morphine have moved in, creating a crippling and pervasive addiction problem for drug users. … just so …
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Holidays place stress on mental health and recovery

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The Mental Health HOPE Line, 937-451-3232 or toll-free 855-276-HOPE (4673) provides social support, basic mental health coping skills and referrals on where to go for help. “About the week before Thanksgiving it really lights up. People are calling …
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Opioid over-regulation can leave cancer patients in intolerable pain

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More than 4 billion people live in countries — many of them in emerging and developing regions — where regulations, often imposed over the risk of addiction to the drugs, leave the patients in excruciating pain, they wrote in a global analysis …
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