Kentucky Senate unanimously approves bill aimed at reducing heroin deaths
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Senate approved a bill Thursday that could create more treatment beds for drug addicts and lengthen prison sentences for drug traffickers. Senate Bill 5 is aimed at the hundreds of fatal heroin overdoses afflicting Kentucky …
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Denial common among addicts, say experts
It's an assertion supported by his family. But such disavowals are not convincing to addiction experts. They say denial, minimizing and other behaviours are common traits among those with alcohol or drug dependencies. Dennis Long, co-founder and …
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