Beshear Tells Lawmakers State Needs Tax Overhaul

Beshear tells lawmakers state needs tax overhaul

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He also called on lawmakers to pass legislation enabling perinatal care and newborn screening for drug addiction and withdrawal. "This is a horrendous and worsening problem," Beshear said. "In 2000, reports showed 29 babies in Kentucky born addicted to …
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Hill at center of another domestic dispute

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Hill was sentenced to 12 months probation for misdemeanor drug possession after a Jan. 24, 2009, incident in … Hill also was arrested in April 2010 at his Issaquah home on a misdemeanor count of fourth degree assault/domestic violence for an incident …
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Is the limit for stoned-while-driving too high?

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Marilyn Huestis is a senior investigator in chemistry and drug metabolism at the Intramural Research Program under the National Institute on Drug Abuse and, thus, the National Institute of Health. She added that almost no one tested at 5 nanograms of …
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FDA panel wants limits on hydrocodone painkillers

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FDA officials closed the meeting by acknowledging the difficulty of combating hydrocodone abuse, while keeping the drugs available for patients who legitimately need them. "There is an unquestioned epidemic of opioid abuse, overdose and death in this …
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