Posted by Admin | 9:05 AM

The  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday drug-safety labeling changes and new post-market study requirements for all ...

Labels: drug abuse, drug companies, federal regulation, infant mortality, neonatal care, pharmaceuticals, prescription drug abuse

Posted by Admin | 12:32 PM

In a strong piece of investigative reporting for Mother Jones magazine, largely about Kentucky, freelancer Jonah Engle delves into the histo...

Labels: drug abuse, drug companies, General Assembly, KASPER, legislature, lobbying, meth, methamphetamine, pseudoephedrine, state government, state governments

Posted by Admin | 2:47 PM

Generic versions of popular pain relievers must be made harder to abuse, in order to curb prescription drug abuse that is epidemic in many s...

Labels: attorney general, drug abuse, drug companies, food and drug administration, generic drugs, prescription drug abuse, prescription drugs

Posted by Admin | 6:52 PM

A pain reliever that has been recalled and declared dangerous by the Federal Drug Administration is still circulating around southern Kentu...

Labels: drug companies, drugs, food and drug administration, pain, pain management

Posted by Admin | 12:26 PM

UPDATE, Jan. 14 : Laura Ungar of The Courier-Journal reports , "Addicts by the scores used to get a quick and easy high from snorting ...

Labels: drug abuse, drug companies, drugs, federal regulation, food and drug administration, prescription drug abuse, prescription drugs