Health Policy Analysis Part IProblem StatementThe state of Kentucky has a number of policies and procedures in place for prescribing and monitoring of opioid use as well as for prevention of prescription opioid misuse and abuse (OIG, 2020). However, Continue Reading...
drug use and abuse in the United States and presents differing approaches that are used (or proposed) to get a handle on the problem. There is no doubt that the drug abuse issue is not new and it is not being reduced by any significant amount. This Continue Reading...
Prescription Drug Abuse The overall point of conversation when speaking of prescription drugs in the public and political sphere has usually focused on cost and/or ease of access among all Americans. The overall points of conversation relating to dr Continue Reading...
Eastern Kentucky: Prescription and Illicit Drug Addiction Although the epidemic of prescription drug abuse has left few corners of the United States untouched—according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 183,000 people die Continue Reading...
