Issue Position: Fight Drug Abuse & Promote Healthy Living

Issue Position

Every community in our state has been touched by prescription and heroin drug abuse. These epidemics are fierce and devastating, and we are just now starting to wake up to the realities that we face. Our state has the third highest drug overdose mortality rate in the nation. According to the math, Kentucky loses over 1000 Kentuckians each year from prescription drug abuse alone.

This issue is complex, and growing every day. We need to decrease over-prescription by holding our doctors accountable. We need local solutions and we need to encourage families to invest in their children's activities. We need to provide adequate care for addiction and offer hope to our citizens in bad situations. Lastly, we need tough penalties for drug dealers.

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