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Sarah Ladd

Louisville

Health Reporter at Kentucky Lantern

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  • 4 days ago | state-journal.com | Sarah Ladd

    Even though overdose deaths have declined over the last three years, Kentucky still has one of the highest rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States, according to a national report released Tuesday. “The cost of addiction: Opioid use disorder in the United States” shows Kentucky is one of four states where the rate of opioid use disorder is higher than 2.5% of the population aged 12 or older. The others are New Hampshire, Nevada and Massachusetts.

  • 4 days ago | dailyindependent.com | Sarah Ladd

    A Kentucky mother says after she asked the state to help her manage her adopted daughter’s “severe” behavioral issues, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services sent letters to the child’s birth parents and others, asking them to take her in. Jennifer Nelson filed a lawsuit in Caldwell Circuit Court last week, saying the state violated her daughter’s privacy. kAm}6=D@? :D 2D<:?8 7@C 2 564=2C2E:@? 7C@> E96 4@FCE E92E 25@AE:@?

  • 4 days ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Ladd

    A Kentucky mother says after she asked the state to help her manage her adopted daughter’s “severe” behavioral issues, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services sent letters to the child’s birth parents and others, asking them to take her in.

  • 5 days ago | citybeat.com | Sarah Ladd |Kentucky Lantern

    The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky has voluntarily dropped a challenge to the state’s abortion restrictions. The Friday dismissal comes about six months after the chapter filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Louisville woman who, at the time, was pregnant and seeking an abortion. The woman, identified by the pseudonym Mary Poe, later traveled out of state for an abortion, which is illegal in Kentucky in most circumstances.

  • 5 days ago | dailyindependent.com | Sarah Ladd

    The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky has voluntarily dropped a challenge to the state’s abortion restrictions. The Friday dismissal comes about six months after the chapter filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Louisville woman who, at the time, was pregnant and seeking an abortion. kAm%96 H@>2?[ :56?E:7:65 3J E96 AD6F5@?J> |2CJ !@6[ =2E6C EC2G6=65 @FE @7 DE2E6 7@C 2? 23@CE:@?[ H9:49 :D :==682= :? z6?EF4<J :?

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22 Jan 25

"Calls to law enforcement and 911 need to be taken very seriously. It could just be seconds from the initial onset of an incident to someone being physically harmed, or worse, just losing their life.” -- Angela Yannelli w/ @ZeroVKentucky More: https://t.co/PxQk1qOOOh

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22 Jan 25

hey so this gave me tendinitis 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 worth it.

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hey you know that renovation project I’m always talking about? Until recently this beautiful door was covered in 9 layers of paint. I’ve been scraping &amp; stripping those layers off for more than a year. It’s now restored + almost ready for finishing treatments. Please clap. https://t.co/2NkFrKZ4fz

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19 Jan 25

To the person who followed my professional TikTok tonight …. Thanks….. but also, why bother?