Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has released regional breakdowns of the Kentucky Health Issues Poll, which was conducted last fall. Each breakdown outlines respondents’ answers to various questions and compares regional...
Electronic cigarettes (Photo by Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) —– By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Kaiser Health News The smokeless tobacco industry that began with low-voltage cigarette look-alikes has evolved to include customizable, high-wattage...
Sharon Burton has been getting national attention for her series “The Cost of Addiction” in her weekly Adair County Community Voice in Columbia, Kentucky. On Nov. 15, in Ashland, Ky., she will discuss with...
Four students at Grayson County High School in Leitchfield were taken to the local hospital Oct. 15, and two were arrested, after inhaling vapor or aerosol from “dab pen” devices, police said....
Why should journalists attend a workshop on covering local drug problems? “We cannot continue to wear blinders and ignore this problem that is now affecting every member of our communities,”...
An opioid treatment scam is snaring young adult victims across the nation, sometimes leading to patients’ deaths after enrolling in programs that provide poor or nonexistent treatment. The scam hasn’t...
The Kentucky Rural Health Association is hosting the Western Kentucky Regional Community Education Day, designed to educate and stimulate community discussion around substance abuse and addiction. This year’s event is titled, “The...
The epidemic of opioid use and other substance abuse has hit many rural communities hard, but rural news media have a hard time covering this difficult subject, for various reasons....
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The health benefits of medical marijuana haven’t been proven and more research is needed, according to a leading researcher on the topic, but that...
Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery: A Workshop for Journalists will be held in Ashland on Nov. 15 by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues and Oak Ridge Associated Universities. The workshop...