Kentucky children keep dying in ‘preventable’ drug overdoses

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 1,883

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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This story discusses child abuse. Report child abuse to Kentucky’s Statewide Child Abuse Hotline at 1-877-597-233. Kentucky’s poison control line is 800-222-1222.

Kentucky children are increasingly ingesting and overdosing on unsafe substances like cannabinoids and fentanyl, with the rate increasing by more than 100% in the last five years, a new report shows.

The annual report from Kentucky’s Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel shows an increase in …

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