Bernard Powell – 874K Rally 2012.m2ts

Bernard Powell – 874K Rally 2012.m2ts – Bernard Powell, a recovering addict, shares his story and tells how he found hope and help at the Jefferson Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center in Louisville, KY. Bernard is speaking at the 874K Rally in the Capital Rotunda in Frankfort, KY where more than 400 people assembled to advocate on behalf of the more than 874000 Kentuckians who live with a disabling condition.

HEROIN: Police warn arrests, amounts going up in Louisville

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — There's a new drug of choice in Kentucky: Heroin. It's easy to get, but the habit is hard to break — and as WDRB's Valerie Chinn found in a special investigation, that makes it tough for police and addicts to fight. Addicts …
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Isaiah House preaches work for recovering pill addicts

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The Isaiah House, a drug-treatment center in Willisburg, Ky. about an hour outside Louisville, uses a strategy to help addicts recover: It requires them to work while in treatment. Justin Carter, left, of Taylor County, 26yrs. and Larry Partin, 35 of …
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Brentwood-based firm under fire over inmate care

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Karen May talked almost daily by phone with her granddaughter, Savannah Sparks, as the 27-year-old was detoxing from a heroin addiction while being held on a theft charge at Metro Corrections in Louisville, Ky., last April. “I thought she would get the …
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