Young, white, lower-income and lesser-educated men have greatest increase in heroin addiction, study finds

Young, white men with lower education and income levels have experienced the greatest increase in heroin use and addiction, a study has fou...

Big drug bill heads to governor's desk; has harsher penalties and limits most prescriptions for acute pain to 3 days

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill that would limit most painkiller prescriptions to a three-day supply for acute pain, and chan...

Louisville's Our Lady of Peace opens first retail pharmacist-operated, long-acting injection clinic; will mostly treat opioid abuse

                               Insider Louisville photo Kentucky is again leading the nation in finding ways to combat the opioid epidemic, ...

KET examines successful recoveries from opioid addiction, airs a forum to discuss Kentucky's opioid crisis

Kentucky Educational Television is airing "Journey to Recovery," a documentary that looks at Kentucky's opioid epidemic and e...