By Muhammad Lukman Sunday, May 28, 2017 AIDS county government hepatitis c HIV local government needle exchanges state government syringe exchanges Nelson County starting syringe exchange on one-for-one basis Requiring "a clean needle for every dirty one . . . isn't the best practice to reduce the spread of blood-borne pathogens such as H...
By Muhammad Lukman Sunday, May 21, 2017 AIDS county health departments drug abuse drug treatment drug use hepatitis c HIV infectious diseases local government neonatal care pregnancy state budget Ky. is a national leader in hepatitis C, but many counties at risk shun syringe exchanges that could prevent disease outbreaks "Growing intravenous drug use by people sharing syringes to inject heroin and other substances" has helped make Kentucky a nationa...
By Muhammad Lukman Wednesday, April 12, 2017 drug abuse health departments hepatitis c HIV narcotics state government State health department offers services to fight opioid epidemic, including free antidote for overdoses and education about it The state Department for Public Health is reminding communities of the services it offers to address the impact of opioid abuse, and to edu...
By Muhammad Lukman Tuesday, April 11, 2017 drug abuse Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky hepatitis c HIV needle exchange poll polls syringe exchanges About half of Kentucky adults support syringe exchanges, meant to decrease the risk of outbreaks of HIV and hepatitis C By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More Kentucky adults favor syringe exchanges than oppose them, and the more they know about them, th...