{Lexington,
Kentucky}…A study announced this week by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and
Research Center at the University of Kentucky shows drug overdose deaths
in Kentucky rose 282 percent between 2000 and 2010. The study found that drug
overdose deaths increased from six per 100,000 residents in 2000 to 22.9 per
100,000 residents in 2010. The study says 53 percent of the deaths were from
prescription drugs, with the highest fatality rates in eastern Kentucky
