The Attorney General of Kentucky announced settlements totaling $40 million from Merck and GlaxoSmithKline over unlawful marketing of prescription drugs. The funds will be used to expand drug treatment programs across Kentucky, including constructing a new recovery center, funding scholarships for treatment centers, creating drug-free housing, and treatment grants. A committee was also formed to oversee distribution of the settlement funds.
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1. Cracking
 Down
 on
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Unlawful
 Rx
 Marke5ng
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Honorable
 Jack
 Conway
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A;orney
 General
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Commonwealth
 of
 Kentucky
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2. Required
 Disclaimer:
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The
 Kentucky
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 of
 the
 A;orney
 General
 has
 no
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ďŹnancial
 rela5onships
 with
 proprietary
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 that
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produce
 health
 care
 goods
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3. Learning
 Objec5ves:
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1.⯠Outline the strategies for effective action against
unlawful Rx drug marketing practices.
2.⯠Identify practices that are considered unlawful for
marketing Rx drugs
3.⯠Evaluate the effectiveness of pursuing cases
against drug manufactures who violate Rx drug
marketing laws.
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6. Two
 Pharmaceu5cal
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Se;lements
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Merck
 Sharp
 &
 Dohme
 Corpora5on
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â˘âŻ Vioxx
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â˘âŻ $25
 million
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GlaxoSmithKline
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â˘âŻ Avandia
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â˘âŻ $15
 million
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7. Court
 Ordered
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Distribu5ons
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Court
 orders
 ďŹled
 in
 both
 se;lements
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require
 that
 the
 funds
 be
 spent
 on
 drug
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treatment
 programs.
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8. Recovery
 Center
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$500,000
 â
 construc5on
 of
 Kentucky
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Recovery
 Center,
 Ashland,
 Ky
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â˘âŻ 17th
 center
 in
 the
 Commonwealth
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â˘âŻ Peer-Ââbased
 recovery
 model
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â˘âŻ Provide
 easier
 access
 to
 treatment
 in
 the
 E.Ky
Â
region
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9. Recovery
 Ky
 Scholarships
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$2.52
 million
 â
 scholarships
 for
 Recovery
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Kentucky
 Centers
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â˘âŻ 30
 scholarships
 each
 year
 for
 2
 years
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â˘âŻ 14
 operaGonal
 Recovery
 Kentucky
 Centers
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â˘âŻ Total:
 840
 scholarships
 over
 2
 years
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10. Drug
 Free
 Housing
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$560,000
 â
 Create
 14
 drug-Ââfree
 homes
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â˘âŻ start-Ââup
 costs
 and
 rental
 assistance
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â˘âŻ for
 people
 transiGoning
 out
 of
 residenGal
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treatment
 programs
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â˘âŻ Residents
 required
 to
 work
 &
 remain
 drug
 free
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11. Treatment
 Grants
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$19
 million
 â
 Grant
 program
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â˘âŻ expand
 treatment
 beds
 at
 exisGng
 faciliGes
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â˘âŻ create
 new
 juvenile
 treatment
 programs
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â˘âŻ Residents
 required
 to
 work
 &
 remain
 drug
 free.
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â˘âŻ hPp://kykidsrecovery.ky.gov/
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12. Addi5onal
 Distribu5on
Â
â˘âŻ $6
 million
 to
 administer
 and
 upgrade
 KASPER
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â˘âŻ $1
 million
 to
 Chrysalis
 House
 in
 Lexington
 and
Â
Independence
 House
 in
 Corbin
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â˘âŻ $1.5
 million
 to
 UK
 to
 develop
 best
 pracGces
 for
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juvenile
 substance
 abuse
 treatment
 providers
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â˘âŻ $1
 million
 to
 develop
 substance
 abuse
 screening
Â
tool
 with
 the
 Ky
 Dept.
 of
 EducaGon
 to
 intervene
Â
with
 at-Âârisk
 children
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â˘âŻ $250,000
 to
 create
 a
 database
 to
 evaluate
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outcomes
 of
 juvenile
 treatment
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13. SATAC
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Substance
 Abuse
 Treatment
 Advisory
Â
Commi;ee
Â
â˘âŻ Created
 by
 ExecuGve
 Order
Â
â˘âŻ Oversee
 sePlement
 funding
 incl.
 grant
 program
Â
â˘âŻ Chaired
 by
 APorney
 General
 Conway
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14. Contact
 Informa5on
Â
Kentucky
 OďŹce
 of
 the
 APorney
 General
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700
 Capital
 Avenue,
 Suite
 118
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Frankfort,
 Kentucky
 40601
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Phone:
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 (502)
 696-Ââ5641
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Fax:
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 (502)
 564-Ââ8310
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www.ag.ky.gov
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aPorney.general@ag.ky.gov
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