prescription drug abuse

A report from a federal oversight agency shows that over 4,000 patients in the Ohio Valley received high amounts of opioids in 2018 through Medicaid,…

The number of Kentuckians likely to die due to opioid overdoses and prescription cocktails is expected to increase again this year, according to the state…

A federal survey found that 119 million Americans age 12 and over took prescription drugs that included painkillers, tranquilizers, stimulants or sedatives.

The annual Kentucky Prosecutors Conference wrapped up today in Lexington. The conference allowed prosecutors to share ideas with lawmakers on how to…

Kentucky authorities are urging people to participate in a prescription drug roundup aimed at curbing addiction to pills commonly found in family medicine…

Beginning this month, prescriptions for opioid pain medicines and benzodiazepine medicines may not be dispensed in Tennessee in quantities that exceed a…

Kentucky students are being recruited to spread the message about the dangers of prescription drug abuse.State Attorney General Jack Conway announced…

A new study has found a dramatic drop in the number of teens abusing prescription drugs.The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Courier-Journal reported on…

Beginning today Tennessee doctors prescribing painkillers and other controlled substances are required to check their patients' prescription history to…

Tennessee officials hope a new law requiring doctors to check a database before prescribing certain drugs will help curb addiction and prevent deaths. The…