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Tougher drug controls get bipartisan support in Kentucky legislature

State's prescription drug problem is among the worst in the country.

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PILL PIPELINE

Doctor accused of illegally distributing drugs at Paintsville clinic plans to plead guilty

A doctor accused of illegally distributing drugs at a Paintsville clinic plans to plead guilty, according to a court motion.

68 days ago
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

New pain-pill clinics in Ky. bring calls for tougher regulation

There has been a resurgence over the last couple of years of suspected "pill mills" that help feed the state's epidemic of prescription-drug abuse.

92 days ago
PILL PIPELINE

Beshear appoints panel to help spot pill-pushing doctors

Kentucky governor Steve Beshear has appointed a panel that will come up with guidelines to help spot suspicious prescribing practices by medical professionals.

100 days ago
PILL PIPELINE

Police bust drug ring they say brought more than 50,000 pills into Pike County last year

Police have arrested three members of an interstate drug ring that allegedly brought more than 50,000 pain pills into Pike County with the past year.

100 days ago
PILL PIPELINE

Former Eastern Kentucky pain clinic owner is accused of defrauding Medicaid

The former owner of two Eastern Kentucky pain clinics has been charged with defrauding Medicaid, according to a news release from Attorney General Jack Conway's office.

122 days ago
PUBLIC SAFETY

Suit against OxyContin manufacturer is sent back to Kentucky court

A lawsuit claiming that deceptive marketing of OxyContin cost Kentucky and Pike County millions of dollars to deal with drug problems has been sent back to the state for resolution.

136 days ago
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Kentucky and three other states form task force to tackle prescription abuse

Governor Steve Beshear on Wednesday announced the formation of an interstate task force with Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia to target the illegal prescription drug problem in Kentucky and neighboring states.

172 days ago
MEDICINE

Stumbo demands more action against pain-pill doctors in Kentucky

FRANKFORT — House Speaker Greg Stumbo demanded Tuesday that the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure step up its oversight of doctors who prescribe questionable amounts of pain pills.

180 days ago
EDUCATION

Union College president's wife charged with attempting to buy pain pill

BARBOURVILLE — Police arrested the wife of Union College's president this week after she allegedly came to the home of an accused drug dealer to buy a pain pill while officers were there for a raid.

192 days ago
STATE

Indictment charges Paintsville doctor with distributing pain pills

A doctor at a Paintsville pain clinic conspired to illegally distribute drugs by writing prescriptions without a real medical need to do so, a federal grand jury has charged.

216 days ago