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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

KY: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention

Más de la mitad (59%) de los residentes de Kentucky han experimentado al menos una Experiencia Adversa en la Infancia o EAI, según datos del Departamento de Salud Pública de Kentucky. (Adobe Stock)
Comunidades abordan las EAIs para prevenir trastornos por uso de sustancias

Las comunidades de toda la Commonwealth quieren minimizar las experiencias traumáticas de los residentes más jóvenes del estado…

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More than half (59%) of Kentucky residents have experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience or ACE, according to data from the Kentucky Department for Public Health. (Adobe Stock)<br />
KY communities address ACEs to prevent substance-use disorders

Communities across the Commonwealth want to minimize traumatic experiences for the state's youngest residents - as a way to help stem the drug epidemi…

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Eleven nonprofit organizations have been selected to receive funding from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky's Funding for Recovery Equity and Expansion program. (Ally Wells)
KY substance abuse groups focus on recovery equity and expansion

A new statewide program in Kentucky is providing addiction advocacy groups and recovery centers with flexible funding to focus on resource equity and …

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Once organizaciones sin fines de lucro han sido seleccionadas para recibir fondos del Programa de Financiamiento para la Equidad y la Expansión de la Recuperación de la Fundación para un Kentucky Saludable. (Ally Wells)
Grupos de abuso de sustancias se enfocan en equidad y expansión de recursos

Un nuevo programa estatal en Kentucky proporciona a los grupos de defensa de las adicciones y a los centros de recuperación, financiación …

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In 2020 alone, drug overdose deaths in Kentucky increased by nearly 50%, according to the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General. (Adobe Stock)
More Resources for KY Nonprofits Working to Reduce Overdose Deaths

More than 615,000 dollars is going to nonprofit groups in Kentucky working to end opioid addiction. According to state data, more than 2,100 …

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Solo en 2020, las muertes por sobredosis de drogas en Kentucky aumentaron casi un 50%, según la Oficina del Fiscal General de Kentucky. (Adobe Stock)
Más recursos para organizaciones de KY que trabajan para reducir las muertes por sobredosis

Más de 615,000 dólares se destinarán a grupos sin fines de lucro de Kentucky que trabajan para acabar con la adicción a los opioid…

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More than 20 million people in the United States were diagnosed with a substance use disorder in the past year, according to the National Institute on Drug abuse. (Adobe stock)
Kentucky Sees First Drop in Overdose Deaths Since 2018

Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky decreased 5% between 2022 and 2021, the first drop since 2018. New data from the Kentucky Injury Prevention and …

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The Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than 57.5 million fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and 13,740 pounds of fentanyl powder in 2022, according to the White House.  (Adobe Stock)<br />
Animal Tranquilizer in Fentanyl Found in 48 States, Including Kentucky

Fentanyl in Kentucky may be now laced with an animal tranquilizer called Xylazine, what drug officials are calling the "third wave" of the opioid …

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La Administración de Control de Drogas incautó más de 57,5 millones de píldoras recetadas falsas mezcladas con fentanilo y 13,740 libras de polvo de fentanilo en 2022, según la Casa Blanca. (Adobe Stock)
Tranquilizante animal en fentanilo encontrado en 48 estados, incluido Kentucky

En Kentucky, el fentanilo ahora puede estar mezclado con un tranquilizante animal llamado xilazina, lo que los funcionarios de drogas llaman la …

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The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky named Denise Hall recipient of its 2022 Gil Friedell Award for her career spent serving youths in Trimble County through substance-use prevention efforts. (Adobe Stock)
KY School District Takes Lead on Mental Health, Drug-Use Prevention

In Trimble County, school staff are expanding services for students and families aimed at curbing vaping, marijuana and opioid use, and increasing …

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La Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky (Fundación para un Kentucky Saludable) nombró a Denise Hall ganadora del Premio Gil Friedell 2022 por su carrera dedicada al servicio de jóvenes en el condado de Trimble para prevenir el uso de sustancias. (Adobe Stock)
KY Distrito escolar adelanta en salud mental y prevención de consumo de drogas

En el condado de Trimble, el personal escolar está ampliando los servicios para estudiantes y familias con el objetivo de frenar el uso de …

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De acuerdo con la Encuesta sobre el comportamiento de riesgo de jóvenes en Kentucky, uno de cada siete estudiantes de secundaria informó haber considerado seriamente el suicidio en un período de 12 meses. (Adobe Stock)
KY Algunas escuelas ofrecen servicios de salud mental en medio de crisis juvenil

Un programa piloto lanzado por el Distrito Escolar del Condado de Todd y el departamento de salud local, ofrece servicios gratuitos de administraci…

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