Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recounts his heroin addiction during annual drug summit in Nashville, FEMA denies Kentucky's request for certain flood aid, a soybean farmer discusses impact of Trump's tariff policies, Churchill Downs pauses a major renovation project because of tariffs, and a state representative announces a run for Congress.
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>> IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
IMPACTFUL IF NOT DEVASTATING ON
OUR FAMILIES.
>> Renee (00:12):
FEMA SAYS NO TO
HELPING SOME KENTUCKY FLOOD
VICTIMS.
SO WHERE DO THINGS GO FROM HERE?
>> IT IS A SOURCE OF MISERY.
IT'S ALSO A SYMPTOM OF MISERY.
RFK JR. SHARING HIS
OWN ADDICTION STRUGGLES AND WHAT
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HELPED HIM ACHIEVE SOBRIETY AT A
SPEECH TODAY AT THE RX SUMMIT IN
NASHVILLE.
>> PERSONALLY I DON'T WANT TO
HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE GOVERNMENT
TO BAIL ME OUT.
AND KENTUCKY FARMERS
LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF A
TRADE WAR WITH CHINA.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
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GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS THURSDAY, APRIL THE 24TH
I'M RENEE SHAW GOOD TO BE BACK
IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.
AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SPENDING SOME OF YOUR THURSDAY
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NIGHT WITH US.
>>> THIS WEEK "KENTUCKY EDITION"
HAS BROUGHT YOU COVERAGE FROM
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE OF THE
WHVMENT X SUMMIT FOCUSED ON
ADDICTION TREATMENT AND RECOVERY
AS WELL AS PREVENTION.
TWO OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S
CABINET TRAVELED TO TENNESSEE TO
SPEAK, PAM BONDI AND ROBERT F.
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KENNEDY, JR.
OUR LAURA ROGERS HAS MORE ABOUT
WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIALS SHARED AT THE
CONFERENCE.
>> CONGRESSMAN HAL ROGERS OF
KENTUCKY'S FIFTH DISTRICT
WELCOMING U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL
PAM BONDI TO THE RX SUMMIT.
ALL OF THE DRUGS INFILTRATED OUR
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COUNTRY.
>> SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN
SHUTTING DOWN THE PILL MILLS.
>> I WORKED WITH JACK CONWAY THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE TIME.
I THINK IT WAS CALLED THE
OXYEXPRESS.
AND PEOPLE WOULD DRIVE DOWN FROM
YOUR STATE FROM WEST VIRGINIA,
FROM EVERYWHERE.
>> TENNESSEE.
>> TENNESSEE THEY WOULD DRIVE TO
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FLORIDA BECAUSE WE HAD
ABSOLUTELY NO REGULATIONS AND
THEY WERE I CALLED THEM DRUG
DEALERS WEARING WHITE COATS.
>> TODAY FENTANYL IS GETTING THE
MOST ATTENTION WHICH IS COMING
ACROSS THE BORDER.
>> FENTANYL, IT'S CARFENTANIL
THESE CRAZY DRUGS THAT ARE MADE
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IN CHINA, ALL MADE IN CHINA AND
SHIPPED TO MEXICO AND COME IN
RIGHT ACROSS THE BORDER INTO OUR
COUNTRY.
>> ROGERS APPLAUDING THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S BORDER POLICIES
IN HELPING TO CURB THE FLOW.
>> FIRST IT'S ALL DONALD TRUMP
HIS DIRECTIVE IN EVERYTHING WE
DO IS WORKING WITH HIM SO KEEP
AMERICA SAFE.
IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD THAT MAN
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OPEN HIS MOUTH HE IS ANTI-DRUGS.
>> ATTORNEY GENERAL BONDI SAYS
THIS YEAR THEY'VE SEIZED 21.5
MILLION FENTANYL PILLS AND 3100
POUNDS OF FENTANYL.
>> IT'S FLOWING INTO OUR COUNTRY
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID NO MORE
IT'S GOING TO STOP NO MORE HUMAN
TRAFFICKING AND DRUGS AND WE'RE
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DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO STOP
IT.
SO MANY OF THESE DRUGS ARE
ALREADY IN OUR COUNTRY AND THAT
IS WHY ALL OF YOU IN THIS
AUDIENCE YOU CHAIRMAN HAVE A
VESTED INTEREST IN THIS AND
HELPING THESE VICTIMS AND
GETTING THESE DRUGS OFF OUR
STREETS.
>> THIS MORNING, HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ROBERT
F. KENNEDY, JR. SPEAKING AT THE
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RX SUMMIT SHARING HIS STORY OF
ADDICTION THAT BEGAN IN HIS
TEENS.
>> I KNEW THAT I NEEDED A
SPIRITUAL AWAKENING.
BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO BE THE
PERSON THAT I WAS.
I WANTED TO BE JUST A NORMAL
PERSON.
THAT DIDN'T WAKE UP IN THE
MORNING THINKING ABOUT DRUGS AND
THINKING ABOUT THEM ALL DAY.
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>> KENNEDY WHO LOST HIS BROTHER
AND LOVED ONES TO OVERDOSES
ENTERED A 12-STEP PROGRAM AND
HAS BEEN IN RECOVERY 42 YEARS.
>> IF YOU BELIEVE IN GOD YOU ARE
MORE LIKELY TO GET SOBER.
AND YOUR SOBRIETY IS GOING TO BE
ENDURING.
>> HE ATTRIBUTES HIS FAITH TO
HIS JOURNEY AND ADMITS IT HASN'T
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ALWAYS BEEN EASY.
>> WHEN THE CASH AND PRIZES
START FLOWING IN THANKS GOD, I
GOT IT FROM HERE.
AND TAKE THE WHEEL OF THE CAR
AND DRIVE OFF THE CLIFF AGAIN.
AND THE CHALLENGE FOR ME, I
THINK FOR ALL OF US TRYING TO
MAINTAIN LONG-TERM SOBRIETY IS
HOW DO WE STAY IN A POSTURE OF
SURRENDER WHEN FORT D IS GOING
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WELL IN OUR LIVES.
>> KENNEDY SAYS FOUR DECADES
LATER HE STILL ATTENDS 12-STEP
MEETINGS TO STAY ON TRACK.
>> WHEN I CAME IN 42 YEARS AGO I
SAID TO THE GUY HOW LONG DO YOU
HAVE TO KEEP COMING TO THE
MEETINGS AND HE SAID JUST KEEP
COMING UNTIL YOU LIKE IT.
I'VE BEEN COMING 42 YEARS AND I
STILL DON'T LIKE IT.
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[LAUGHTER]
BUT I GO EVERYDAY, BECAUSE WHEN
I GO THE REST OF MY LIFE WORK
THE LIGHTS TURN GREEN FOR ME.
A PARKING PLACE OPENS UP.
PEOPLE ANSWER THE PHONE.
THE PROJECTS THAT I WORK ON GET
OVER THE GOAL LINE AND IT'S
MAGIC.
>> HIS AGENCY HAS $4 BILLION FOR
HARM REDUCTION, PREVENTION
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EDUCATION AND RECOVERY AND
TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
ALONG WITH THOSE, HE SAYS HE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE THINK
MORE BROADLY.
>> HOW DO WE RESTORE OUR
FAMILIES?
HOW DO WE RESTORE THAT
COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY?
>> ONE IDEA HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE
CUT BACK ON THE USE OF ADDICTIVE
DEVICES.
>> BANNING CELLPHONES IN SCHOOL
IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
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NEED TO DO TO REMEDY ADDICTION
NOT JUST ALL THE STANDARD NUTS
AND BOLTS THINGS, WHICH WE NEED
TO DO, WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN.
TO REESTABLISH HOPE IN OUR KIDS.
>> REPORTING FROM THE RX AND
ILLICIT DRUG SUMMIT IN NASHVILLE
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M LAURA
ROGERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
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LAURA.
MORE FROM THE SUMMIT INCLUDING A
CONVERSATION WITH A MOTORCYCLE
RIDER WHO BECAME ADDICTED TO
OPIOIDS THAT IS LATER ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION" TONIGHT.
>>> NOW, FEMA WILL NOT PROVIDE
FEDERAL HELP FOR EIGHT KENTUCKY
COUNTIES AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN
FEBRUARY.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS FEMA
WILL NOT PROVIDE PUBLIC
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ASSISTANCE TO WOODFORD AND
SIMPSON COUNTIES AND PEOPLE IN
THE SIX COUNTIES YOU SEE ON THE
SCREEN WILL NOT GET INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE.
FEMA SAYS THE STORMS WEREN'T
SEVERE ENOUGH IN THOSE PLACES.
DOZENS OF OTHER COUNTIES WILL BE
GETTING HELP.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE STATE WILL
FILE AN APPEAL ON BEHALF OF THE
COUNTIES THAT WERE TURNED DOWN.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (06:52):
I WANT TO
BE TOTALLY CLEAR WITH PEOPLE.
IF THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT SIGN
THIS REQUEST FOR INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE, THAT WILL BE 40,000
DOLLARS LESS THAT IS AVAILABLE
FOR OUR FAMILIES TO RECOVER.
THERE'S NO MAGIC BULLET TO GET
AROUND IT IF IT'S DENIED THEN
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THE PRESIDENT IS SAYING THAT
THAT MONEY WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE
TO HELP OUR FAMILIES REBUILD.
THAT IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
THAT OUR FULL CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION CAME TOGETHER AND IS
SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEM.
WE HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING BECAUSE
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
IMPACTFUL IF NOT DEVASTATING ON
OUR FAMILIES IF THE PRESIDENT
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DOESN'T SIGN THAT APPLICATION.
>> Renee (07:37):
KENTUCKY IS ALSO
WAITING FOR A DECISION ABOUT
FEMA FLOOD HELP FROM STORMS FROM
EARLIER THIS MONTH.
GOVERNOR BESHEAR SAYS HIS OFFICE
IS CALLING THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY
AND URGES PEOPLE TO CONTACT
THEIR CONGRESS PERSON AND
SENATORS ABOUT THE NEED FOR
HELP.
>>> AS FRANKFORT'S BUFFALO TRACE
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DISTILLERY CONTINUES FLOOD
RESTORATION WORK STUDENTS FROM
KENTUCKY STATE STATE
UNIVERSITY'S AQUACULTURE RESCUED
250 POUNDS OF FISH TRAPPED IN A
RESERVOIR AT THE DISTILLERY.
STUDENTS SAFELY TRAPPED THE FISH
AND RETURNED THEM TO THE
KENTUCKY RIVER.
I'M SURE THEY WERE APPRECIATIVE.
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>>> KENTUCKY FARMERS ARE CAUGHT
IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP'S TRADE WAR WITH
CHINA.
LAST YEAR CHINA IMPORTED NEARLY
A QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF KENTUCKY'S CROPS AND
LIVESTOCK.
OUR JUNE LEFFLER TRAVELED TO
HICKMAN COUNTY AND FAR WEST
KENTUCKY WHERE THE STATE'S
NUMBER ONE CASH CROP IS GROWN.
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>> THIS FIELD HAS BEEN PLANTED
WITH KENTUCKY'S HIGHEST EARNING
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SOYBEANS.
>> THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE
RADICAL AND THE MAIN ROOT THAT
SHOOTS OUT FIRST.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET A GOOD WEEK
HERE OF GOOD WARM WEATHER THAT
THEY WILL JUMP OUT OF THE GROUND
AND TAKE OFF AND MAYBE OUTPACE
ANY PEST OR INSECT OR STUFF LIKE
THAT.
>> KENTUCKY FARMERS SOLD $1.5
BILLION WORTH OF SOYBEANS IN
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2023.
THOSE BEANS AREN'T USED FOR TOFU
OR SOY MILK.
>> OUR THING IS FEEDING ANIMALS
AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A GOOD
PROTEIN SOURCE FROM THE ANIMALS
COMING FROM THE SOYBEAN MEAL AND
THOSE ANIMALS ARE USED FOR
PROTEIN SOURCE FOR HUMANS.
>> JONATHAN REYNOLDS LIVES IN
CLINTON 30 MILES FROM THE
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ILLINOIS PORT TOWN OF CAIRO.
KENTUCKY SOYBEANS CAN END UP
ANYWHERE.
>> WE HAVE THE MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO RIVER AND EXPORT MARKETS
FLOW A FEW MILES AWAY THEY ARE
GOING DOWN TO THE MISSISSIPPI TO
NEW ORLEANS.
>> MORE THAN HALF OF KENTUCKY'S
SOYBEANS ARE EXPORTED
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INTERNATIONALLY.
MOSTLY TO CHINA.
>> CHINA HAS THE LARGEST HOG
HERD IN THE WORLD BY A LONG 0
SHOT.
>> REYNOLDS IS PRESIDENT OF THE
KENTUCKY SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION THE
GROUP SUPPORTS PRETRADE BUT
TRUMP TARIFFS AND CHINESE
TARIFFS COULD ALTER THE MARKET.
>> THOSE THINGS THAT ARE BEING
CHARGED A TARIFF, THEY HAVE NOT
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HIT THE FARM GATE YET.
IN MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, I
WANT TO SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT
BEFORE I START MAKING ANY
DECISIONS BIG DECISIONS ON IT.
>> KENTUCKY'S FARMERS ARE ALWAYS
AT THE WHIM OF THINGS THEY CAN'T
CONTROL; WEATHER, MARKETS AND
POLITICS.
THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH A TRUMP
TRADE WAR BEFORE.
A KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE ECONOMIST
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EXPLAINS.
>> 2018 FOR EXAMPLE WHEN WE HAD
THE FIRST TRADE WAR WITH CHINA
SOYBEANS EXPORTS STOPPED.
WE WATCHED THOSE PRICES DROP
DOWN FROM SOMETHING LIKE $12 TO
$8.
AND SO THAT IS REALLY THE FEAR
THAT WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE
THAT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE
WHAT HAPPENS IS IF WE DON'T HAVE
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CHINA BUYING THOSE BEANS OR
WE'RE NOT SENDING THE BEANSES
ELSEWHERE IT WILL STACK UP THAT
SUPPLY IN THE UNITED STATES AND
THAT WILL LOWER OUR DOMESTIC
PRICES AND THAT COMES BACK ON
THE FARM PRODUCER.
>> IN TRUMP'S FIRST TERM AFTER
TWO YEARS OF A TRADE WAR, HE DID
STRIKE A DEAL WITH CHINA.
TO OFFSET LOSSES DURING TRUMP'S
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FIRST TERM, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE PASSED OUT MORE
THAN $20 BILLION TO U.S.
FARMERS.
THAT COULD BE AN OPTION THIS
TIME AROUND.
>> PERSONALLY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T
WANT TO HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE
GOVERNMENT TO BAIL ME OUT AS A
FARMER.
I WANT TO DO ALL I CAN TO
MITIGATE THE POTENTIAL OF THAT.
HOWEVER, SOME OF THE DECISIONS
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THAT CONGRESS MAKES AFFECTS MY
BOTTOM LINE AND I HAVE NO
CONTROL OVER THAT.
SO THERE IS THE OTHER SIDE OF
THAT COIN WHERE IF WE'RE UNABLE
TO CONTROL WHAT THEY ARE DOING
AND THEY ARE TINKERING IN OUR
MARKETS WE FEEL LIKE THERE
SHOULD BE COMPENSATION FOR THAT.
>> REYNOLDS SAYS LONG-TERM
SOYBEAN FARMERS SHOULD EXPAND
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THEIR MARKETS HIS GROUP LOBBIES
FOR MORE BIOFUELS AT HOME.
INDIA COULD BE A GREAT CUSTOMER.
REYNOLDS WILL TEND TO HIS FIELDS
THIS SUMMER.
COME FALL HE WILL HARVEST THIS
PATCH WHERE EXACTLY THESE BEANS
WILL GO IS NOT UP TO HIM.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M JUNE
LEFFLER.
>> Renee (12:11):
THANK YOU, JUNE FOR
THAT THOROUGH REPORT.
NOW, IN OTHER NEWS, IN
LOUISVILLE, CHURCHILL DOWNS SAYS
IT'S PAUSING PROJECTS TO DEVELOP
THE TRACK'S SKY, CONSERVATORY
AND INFIELD AREAS BECAUSE OF
TARIFFS AND THE ECONOMY.
THE COURIER JOURNAL SAYS THAT
WORK HAD A ESTIMATED PRICE TAG
OF A BILLION DOLLARS WITH A B.
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THE NEWS COMES AS WE'RE EIGHT
DAYS AWAY FROM THE RUN FOR THE
ROSES AT CHURCHILL DOWNS DOWNS.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT THIS
SUNDAY AT 12:00 NOON EASTERN,
11:00 A.M. CENTRAL ON "INSIDE
LOUISVILLE" WITH KELSEY STARKS
AND A SPECIAL CO-HOST KET'S CHIP
POLSTON.
TUNE IN FOR THAT.
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>>> NOW ON TO ELECTION POLITICS.
ONE REPUBLICAN IS ALREADY IN THE
RACE FOR CONGRESS AND KENTUCKY'S
SIXTH DISTRICT.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE RYAN DOTSON
OF WINCHESTER SAYS HE WILL RUN.
DOTSON HAS BEEN IN OFFICE SINCE
2021.
HE ANNOUNCED HIS PLANS TO RUN IN
THE 2026 PRIMARY IN A FACEBOOK
VIDEO.
>> I AM CALLING ON ALL MY
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FRIENDS, ALL MY RELATIVES, ALL
OF MY NEIGHBORS, ALL OF THOSE
WHO I WILL MEET IN THE FUTURE TO
HELP ME WIN THIS RACE.
WE HAVE A STRONG PATH TO
VICTORY.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK
VERY HARD TO GET THERE.
I'M SURE IT WILL BE A CROWDED
RACE.
BUT I KNOW THAT WE CAN WIN THIS
WITH THE HELP OF GOD.
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STATE SENATOR AMANDA
MAYS BLEDSOE AND FORMER STATE
SENATOR DAMON THAYER BOTH
REPUBLICANS HAVE EACH BEEN
MENTIONED AS POSSIBLE CANDIDATES
IN THIS RACE.
NOW ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE
THERE'S SPECULATION ABOUT ROCKY
ADKINS, A FORMER STATE
REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS NOW A
SENIOR ADVISER TO GOVERNOR
BESHEAR AS WELL AS FORMER STATE
REPRESENTATIVE CHERLYNN
STEVENSON.
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>>> THE SEAT WILL BE OPEN IN
2026 BECAUSE THE CURRENT
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR IS NOW
SEEKING THE REPUBLICAN
NOMINATION FOR THE U.S. SENATE.
BARR MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT
TUESDAY NIGHT IN RICHMOND
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NOW, BACK TO THE RX SUMMIT IN
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NASHVILLE.
YESTERDAY WE INTRODUCED YOU TO
ROBIN PARKER ONE OF THE HOPE
AMBASSADORS AT THE SUMMIT THAT
SPOTLIGHTS INSPIRING STORIES OF
THOSE IN RECOVERY.
TONIGHT WE HEAR DAN KRUGER'S
STORY A PROFESSIONAL MOTORCYCLE
ATHLETE WHOSE INJURIES ON THE
JOB LED HIM DOWN A PATH TO
OPIOID ADDICTION.
HERE'S HIS STORY OF HOPE FROM
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THE 2025RX SUMMIT.
>> I'M A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE.
AND SO THERE WAS A COMBINATION
OF THINGS THAT LED ME DOWN THAT
PATH.
INJURY, OF COURSE, I'VE BROKEN
MANY, MANY BONES IN MY BODY AND
DIAGNOSED WITH ARTERY WHEN I WAS
20 AND 30 DIAGNOSED WITH
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OSTEOPOROSIS THEY SAY YOU HAVE
ONE THING TO MANAGE THIS AND
THAT IS OPIOIDS.
AND BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE HIGH
PROFILE IN MY FIELD, I HAD EASY
ACCESS TO OPIOIDS.
ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I WAS
SEARCHING ON-LINE BECAUSE I
REALLY WANTED TO STOP USING PAIN
MEDICINE.
AND I CAME ACROSS THE MORE
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PROGRAM.
IT WAS AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT
THAT USED MEDITATION,
MINDFULNESS, SAVERRING
REAPPRAISAL TO REDUCE THE USE OF
OPIOIDS.
BUT ALSO TO HELP MANAGE CHRONIC
PAIN.
SO I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH,
REACHED OUT TO Dr. ERIC
GARLAND AND NINE MONTHS LATER I
WAS COMPLETELY OFF OF OPIOIDS.
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AND THAT WAS ALMOST THREE YEARS
AGO.
ATHLETES AT A HIGH LEVEL HAVE
ACCESS TO EVERYTHING.
AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS A GOOD
THING.
YOU ALSO HAVE A SHORT CAREER IN
COMPARISON TO OTHER PROFESSIONS.
YOU ALSO WANT TO BE BACK OUT
THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I DO FIND A LOT OF ATHLETES ARE
SIMILAR TO MYSELF WE'RE QUIET
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ADDICTS MEANING WE PERFORM AT A
HIGH LEVEL.
EVERYONE ON THE OUTSIDE AND YOUR
FAMILY THINKS YOU ARE LIVING THE
PERFECT LIFE.
BUT YOU ARE ISOLATED, YOU ARE
LONELY, SCARED, NOT SURE WHAT
THE NEXT STEP IS.
IT'S VERY CHALLENGING TO COME TO
TERMS WITH IT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHARE
THE STORY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
ENOUGH HIGHER PROFILE PEOPLE
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ADMIT GO PUBLIC, TALK ABOUT
CHALLENGES, IN THE DAYS OF
SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE EVERYTHING IS
JUST SNAPSHOTS OF THE PERFECT
SITUATION, OUR BUSINESS AND A
LOT OF ATHLETES' BUSINESS IS
BASED ON ENDORSEMENTS.
WE WANT TO HAVE A SQUEAKY CLEAN
IMAGE SO WE'RE MARKETABLE.
I FEEL LIKE WHEN I AM DONE
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RACING AND I RETIRE, MY PLATFORM
IS GOING TO SLOWLY SLIP AWAY.
AND SO I THOUGHT IT'S ALMOST MY
RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THE WORD
OUT AND MESSAGE WHILE I STILL
HAVE A PLATFORM, A PUBLIC
PLATFORM.
AND SO I'M HOPING THAT BY PEOPLE
LIKE MYSELF SHARING THIS
MESSAGE, MORE PEOPLE WILL COME
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OUT AND SHARE THEIR POSITIVE
STORY, THE STRUGGLINGS AND ALSO
HOW THEY GOT THROUGH IS IT.
Dr. ERIC GARLAND IS
A PIONEER OF THE MORE RECOVERY
PROGRAM.
AND HE WAS ALSO AT THE RX
SUMMIT.
HIS GOAL IS TO SEE MORE
ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS USE
MINDFULNESS IN THEIR PRACTICE.
THE NATION'S TOP ADDICTION
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RESEARCHER CREDITS THE SUMMIT
STARTED BY CONGRESSMAN HAL
ROGERS 14 YEARS AGO.
FOR ADVANCING PUBLIC POLICY TO
HELP REFRAME DRUG ADDICTION AND
BETTER SUPPORT THOSE ON THE PATH
TO SOBRIETY.
Dr. NORA VOLKOW IS THE HEAD OF
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG
ABUSE A POST SHE HAS HELD SINCE
2003.
AS A RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIST, NORA
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VOLKOW'S WORK AS FURTHERED
UNDERSTANDING AS ADDICTION AS A
CHRONIC DISEASE BEST TACKLED BY
TREATMENT AND PREVENTION RATHER
THAN PUNITIVE CRIMINALITY.
>> MORE AND MORE PEOPLE COME TO
RECOGNIZE ADDICTION IS A
DISEASE.
BUT THE RECOGNITION
UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT ALWAYS COME
SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH EMBRACING THE
CONCEPT.
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SO WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT
EMBRACING THE CONCEPT, IT MEANS
THAT YOU TREAT IT AS SUCH.
THAT YOU DO INTERVENTION TO
PREVENT THEM AND FUND IT AS
SUCH.
LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
RIGHT NOW, IN THE SYSTEM, WE
BASICALLY HAVE INTERVENTIONS
THAT CAN PREVENT SOMEONE FROM
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BECOMING DIABETESSIC.
AND THE SYSTEM R HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM PAYS FOR THAT AND WE HAVE
SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT DO THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT
FOR PREVENTING ADDICTION.
WE KNOW CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE
PUTS YOU INTO A TRAJECTORY OF
FIRE RISK BUT WE DON'T HAVE A
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SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS THAT THAT
WILL PAY FOR AN INTERVENTION TO
HELP SOMEONE NOT GO THAT WAY.
AND THAT IS WHERE WE STILL NEED
FOR POLICIES THAT HOPEFULLY WILL
DO LIKE WE DO IN OTHER AREAS OF
MEDICINE, PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT,
TRAIN THE PERSONNEL THAT CAN
DELIVER IT.
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WE DO THAT FOR DIABETES.
WE SHOULD BE DOING FOR MENTAL
HEALTH, FOR ADDICTIONS.
ON MONDAY NIGHT'S
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT" WE'LL HAVE
MORE WITH Dr. NORA VOLKOW
MEMBERS OF KENTUCKY'S FEDERAL
DELEGATION IN WASHINGTON AND
TRUMP CABINET OFFICIALS ABOUT
THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO DRUG
ADDICTION DISCUSSED AT THIS
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WEEK'S RX SUMMIT IN NASHVILLE
THAT SPECIAL EDITION OF
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT" IS MONDAY
EVENING AT 8 EASTERN 7 CENTRAL
RIGHT HERE ON KET.
[♪♪]
HOW WELL DO YOU SLEEP?
RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY WANT TO KNOW.
THE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED A
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PROGRAM TO EXPAND ITS DECADES OF
WORK ON THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP AND
CIRCADIAN RIBTD I AMS THE GOAL
IS TO ESTABLISH A CENTER, SECURE
MAJOR FUNDING AND RECRUIT TOP
FACULTY.
MORE ABOUT THAT IN TONIGHT'S
LOOK AT MEDICAL NEWS.
>> WE'VE BEEN HUB OF CIRCADIAN
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RHYTHMS FOR DECADES BUT WE'VE
INCREASED OUR FOCUS IN THIS
AREA.
WE HAVE 35 FACULTY IN THEIR LABS
STUDYING CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS AND
WE FORMED A CONSORTIUM CALLED
CASH KENTUCKY FOR A HEALTHY
KENTUCKY.
YOUR CIRCADIAN RHYTHM IS YOUR
24-HOUR CYCLE OF YOUR INTERNAL
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BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES.
THIS MIGHT BE YOUR PHYSIOLOGY
LIKE THE REGULATION OF GLUCOSE
OR BEHAVIORS WHEN YOU WANT TO GO
TO SLEEP OR WHEN YOU EAT.
AND THESE ARE GENERATED BY AN
INTERNAL NETWORK OF CLOCKS.
YOU HAVE CELLULAR CLOCKS
THROUGHOUT YOUR BODY.
AND THE IDEAL SITUATION YOUR
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INTERNAL RICTD I AMS ARE
SYNCHRONIZED WITH SUNRISE AND
SUNSET.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A EARLY BIRD
OR NIGHT OWL IT'S THE TIME WHEN
YOU WANT TO DO YOUR DAILY
ACTIVITIES WHAT TIME DO YOU WANT
TO GO TO SLEEP AND EXERCISE AND
EAT?
THERE IS NOTHING INHERENTLY
WRONG WITH BEING A NIGHT OWL
VERSUS AN EARLY BIRD.
WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES IN WE
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LIVE MOSTLY IN AN EARLY BIRD
SOCIETY, RIGHT?
MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO GET UP EARLY
TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL OR
GO TO WORK.
SLEEP IS CRITICAL ONE OF THE
FACTORS IN OUR LIFE THAT IS THE
MOST MODIFIABLE AND ASSOCIATED
WITH THE MOST HEALTH PROBLEMS.
WE KNOW THAT IN ADULTS WERE
GETTING FIVE HOURS OR FEWER THAN
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THAT FIVE HOURS OF SLEEP, IS
ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RICK
OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE,
DIABETES, CANCER, MORTALITY.
SO THIS CONSORTIUM STUDIES
EVERYTHING FROM BASIC SCIENCE IN
PRECLINICAL MODELS ANIMAL MODELS
HOW DOES DISRUPTING WRIST I AMS
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CAUSE DIABETES OR CARDIOVASCULAR
ALL TO CONDUCTING TRIALS.
SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING TO MAKE
NEW DISCOVERIES, IN THE
CIRCADIAN WRIST I AMS AND SLEEP
FIELD AND CONTRIBUTE TO
CIRCADIAN MEDICINE TEACHING
PEOPLE HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE
THEIR SLEEP TO HAVE GOOD HEALTH.
(22:29):
SO MY KIND OF MAGIC
RECOMMENDATION FOR GOOD SLEEP
AND GOOD CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS WOULD
BE DON'T EAT AFTER 8:00 P.M. GET
IF BED BY 11 EVERYDAY OF THE
WEEK.
WAKE UP, YOU KNOW, AROUND THE
TIME THAT THE SUN IS RISING.
MAYBE BY LIKE AROUND 7:00 A.M.
(22:50):
AND REALLY GET EXPOSED TO THAT
BRIGHT LIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES OR
AN HOUR IN THE MORNING.
THE CASH KY PROGRAM IS
WORKING TO HELP THE PUBLIC
IMPROVE ITS SLEEP.
[♪♪]
IT IS THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.
(23:12):
EXPERIENCING ZERO GRAVITY.
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR NATHAN SCALF
IS ONE OF JUST FOUR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS SELECTED TO CONDUCT
MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH ABOARD THE
ZERO G, G FORCE ONE AIRCRAFT.
HE INVENTED A MEDICAL DEVICE
THAT EARNED HIM A SEAT ON THE
PLANE.
WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT
AND THE STUDENT BEHIND IT IN
(23:33):
TODAY'S EDUCATION MATTERS
SEGMENT.
>> I WAS JUST SEARCHING ON
GOOGLE FOR NASA INTERNSHIPS FOR
PLACES THAT I COULD GO TO SEE IF
I WANT TO WORK AT NASA.
AND I FOUND ONE WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS' CENTER FOR
SPACE RESEARCH AND I APPLIED FOR
THAT.
AND THEN THAT WAS OVER THE
SUMMER AND THROUGH THIS I WAS
(23:54):
ABLE TO JUST GO FURTHER AND GET
THIS OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THEM.
>> HE IS ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS
WHO IS VERY INTERESTED IN
LEARNING.
HE KNOWS THAT IT WILL BENEFIT
HIS FUTURE.
SO I WAS DEFINITELY EXCITED WHEN
HE CAME BACK AND SAID HE HAD
MADE THE CUT AND HAD BEEN
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SELECTED.
>> SINCE A YOUNG AGE, MATH
SCIENCE HAS BEEN MY SWEET SPOT.
AND JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN
INTERESTED IN.
MY PARENTS HAVE ALWAYS KIND OF
STIMULATED A STEM ENVIRONMENT
FOR ME AND THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN
NATURAL GROWING UP AND SOMETHING
I WAS ABLE TO LATCH ON TO AND
ENJOY AND EXPLORE PURCHASE ITER.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
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HAVE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TO
EXPAND THEIR EXPERIENCES SO THAT
THEY WILL KNOW ONE THINGS THAT
THEY CAN GO INTO AND TWO WHAT
THEY LIKE TO DO.
JUST AN OPPORTUNITY THAT MOST
PEOPLE DON'T GET.
AND I'M NOT ONLY WITH THE
RESEARCH, BUT ALSO THE
MICROGRAVITY AND GOING UP ON THE
(24:56):
PLANE IS SOMETHING THAT IS RARE.
>> OVER THE SUMMER WAS THE
INITIAL PROGRAM WHERE THEY HAD
150 STUDENTS OUT OF THE 2,000
APPLICANTS AND WORKED WITH NASA
PROFESSIONALS ALONG WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CENTER FOR
SPACE RESEARCH.
AND WE DID PROJECTS THERE.
AND THEN THEY GAVE US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FROM THE 150
STUDENTS THERE, TO APPLY FOR
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THIS ZERO G MICROGRAVITY FLIGHT
TO FLY OUR EXPERIMENT ON.
AND WE FOUND OUT IN OCTOBER THE
FOUR OF US WHO HAD BEEN SELECTED
AND SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN
REFINING MY EXPERIMENT AND
GETTING READY FOR THE FLIGHT IN
MAY.
IT'S WOUND IRRIGATION IN
MICROGRAVITY.
IT'S DEVELOPING A SYSTEM FOR
IRRIGATING A WOUND AND KEEP
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ASTRONAUTS SAVE AND PREVENT
CONTAMINATION AND INFECTION AND
IT'S MOSTLY TO KEEP DEBRIS OUT
OF THE ENVIRONMENT THAT MAYBE
TRAPPED IN THE WOUND AND IT'S
REALLY FIRST AID FOR ASTRONAUTS.
EXPERIMENTS ARE CONDUCTED IN
MICROGRAVITY FOR TWO PURPOSES.
ONE FOR SPACE TO FURTHER SPACE
FLIGHT AND SEE IF WE CAN GO
FURTHER THAN HUMANS HAVE GONE
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BEFORE.
AND THE SECOND WHICH I THINK IS
MOST IMPORTANT IT HELPS WITH
THINGS ON EARTH.
MEDICINE IS COMMON THING AS THE
BENEFITS OF ZERO G RESEARCH.
THAT IS MAYBE HELPING WITH NEW
CANCER TREATMENTS OR NEW WAYS OF
MANUFACTURING DRUGS THAT CAN
HELP PEOPLE ON EARTH.
>> WELL, WE HAVE JUST A DESIRE
TO EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE.
(26:23):
WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE?
AND WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO DO
THAT UNTIL WE CAN SPEND EXTENDED
TIME IN SPACE.
AND THIS IS JUST PART OF THAT
KNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED TO PICK
UP HOW DO WE AS HUMANS STAY
HEALTHY IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT
WE WEREN'T MADE TO BE IN.
>> I'VE LEARNED MANY THINGS.
(26:43):
THE MAIN THING I'VE LEARNED IS
DETERMINATION CAN GET YOU GREAT
PLACES.
DON'T BE LAZY TRY YOUR BEST AND
DO WHAT YOU CAN AND YOU'LL BE
SURPRISED HOW FAR IT CAN TAKE
YOU.
GOOD ADVICE.
DURING THE FLIGHT, NATHAN WILL
EXPERIENCE ZERO GRAVITY FOR 11
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MINUTES THIS MAY.
BEST TO HIM.
WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION."
HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
5:30 CENTRAL WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
CONNECT WITH US ALL THE WAYS ON
YOUR SCREEN.
TO STAY IN THE LOOP AND SEND US
A STORY IDEA BY E-MAIL AT PUBLIC
(27:24):
AFFAIRS AT KET.ORG.
I'M RENEE SHAW APPRECIATE YOU
BEING WITH US TONIGHT.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW
AND WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW
NIGHT.
[♪♪]
(00:06):
>> IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
IMPACTFUL IF NOT DEVASTATING ON
OUR FAMILIES.
>> Renee (00:12):
FEMA SAYS NO TO
HELPING SOME KENTUCKY FLOOD
VICTIMS.
SO WHERE DO THINGS GO FROM HERE?
>> IT IS A SOURCE OF MISERY.
IT'S ALSO A SYMPTOM OF MISERY.
RFK JR. SHARING HIS
OWN ADDICTION STRUGGLES AND WHAT
(00:32):
HELPED HIM ACHIEVE SOBRIETY AT A
SPEECH TODAY AT THE RX SUMMIT IN
NASHVILLE.
>> PERSONALLY I DON'T WANT TO
HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE GOVERNMENT
TO BAIL ME OUT.
AND KENTUCKY FARMERS
LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF A
TRADE WAR WITH CHINA.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
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[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON
THIS THURSDAY, APRIL THE 24TH
I'M RENEE SHAW GOOD TO BE BACK
IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.
AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SPENDING SOME OF YOUR THURSDAY
(01:16):
NIGHT WITH US.
>>> THIS WEEK "KENTUCKY EDITION"
HAS BROUGHT YOU COVERAGE FROM
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE OF THE
WHVMENT X SUMMIT FOCUSED ON
ADDICTION TREATMENT AND RECOVERY
AS WELL AS PREVENTION.
TWO OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S
CABINET TRAVELED TO TENNESSEE TO
SPEAK, PAM BONDI AND ROBERT F.
(01:38):
KENNEDY, JR.
OUR LAURA ROGERS HAS MORE ABOUT
WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIALS SHARED AT THE
CONFERENCE.
>> CONGRESSMAN HAL ROGERS OF
KENTUCKY'S FIFTH DISTRICT
WELCOMING U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL
PAM BONDI TO THE RX SUMMIT.
ALL OF THE DRUGS INFILTRATED OUR
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COUNTRY.
>> SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN
SHUTTING DOWN THE PILL MILLS.
>> I WORKED WITH JACK CONWAY THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE TIME.
I THINK IT WAS CALLED THE
OXYEXPRESS.
AND PEOPLE WOULD DRIVE DOWN FROM
YOUR STATE FROM WEST VIRGINIA,
FROM EVERYWHERE.
>> TENNESSEE.
>> TENNESSEE THEY WOULD DRIVE TO
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FLORIDA BECAUSE WE HAD
ABSOLUTELY NO REGULATIONS AND
THEY WERE I CALLED THEM DRUG
DEALERS WEARING WHITE COATS.
>> TODAY FENTANYL IS GETTING THE
MOST ATTENTION WHICH IS COMING
ACROSS THE BORDER.
>> FENTANYL, IT'S CARFENTANIL
THESE CRAZY DRUGS THAT ARE MADE
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IN CHINA, ALL MADE IN CHINA AND
SHIPPED TO MEXICO AND COME IN
RIGHT ACROSS THE BORDER INTO OUR
COUNTRY.
>> ROGERS APPLAUDING THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S BORDER POLICIES
IN HELPING TO CURB THE FLOW.
>> FIRST IT'S ALL DONALD TRUMP
HIS DIRECTIVE IN EVERYTHING WE
DO IS WORKING WITH HIM SO KEEP
AMERICA SAFE.
IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD THAT MAN
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OPEN HIS MOUTH HE IS ANTI-DRUGS.
>> ATTORNEY GENERAL BONDI SAYS
THIS YEAR THEY'VE SEIZED 21.5
MILLION FENTANYL PILLS AND 3100
POUNDS OF FENTANYL.
>> IT'S FLOWING INTO OUR COUNTRY
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID NO MORE
IT'S GOING TO STOP NO MORE HUMAN
TRAFFICKING AND DRUGS AND WE'RE
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DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO STOP
IT.
SO MANY OF THESE DRUGS ARE
ALREADY IN OUR COUNTRY AND THAT
IS WHY ALL OF YOU IN THIS
AUDIENCE YOU CHAIRMAN HAVE A
VESTED INTEREST IN THIS AND
HELPING THESE VICTIMS AND
GETTING THESE DRUGS OFF OUR
STREETS.
>> THIS MORNING, HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ROBERT
F. KENNEDY, JR. SPEAKING AT THE
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RX SUMMIT SHARING HIS STORY OF
ADDICTION THAT BEGAN IN HIS
TEENS.
>> I KNEW THAT I NEEDED A
SPIRITUAL AWAKENING.
BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO BE THE
PERSON THAT I WAS.
I WANTED TO BE JUST A NORMAL
PERSON.
THAT DIDN'T WAKE UP IN THE
MORNING THINKING ABOUT DRUGS AND
THINKING ABOUT THEM ALL DAY.
(04:04):
>> KENNEDY WHO LOST HIS BROTHER
AND LOVED ONES TO OVERDOSES
ENTERED A 12-STEP PROGRAM AND
HAS BEEN IN RECOVERY 42 YEARS.
>> IF YOU BELIEVE IN GOD YOU ARE
MORE LIKELY TO GET SOBER.
AND YOUR SOBRIETY IS GOING TO BE
ENDURING.
>> HE ATTRIBUTES HIS FAITH TO
HIS JOURNEY AND ADMITS IT HASN'T
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ALWAYS BEEN EASY.
>> WHEN THE CASH AND PRIZES
START FLOWING IN THANKS GOD, I
GOT IT FROM HERE.
AND TAKE THE WHEEL OF THE CAR
AND DRIVE OFF THE CLIFF AGAIN.
AND THE CHALLENGE FOR ME, I
THINK FOR ALL OF US TRYING TO
MAINTAIN LONG-TERM SOBRIETY IS
HOW DO WE STAY IN A POSTURE OF
SURRENDER WHEN FORT D IS GOING
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WELL IN OUR LIVES.
>> KENNEDY SAYS FOUR DECADES
LATER HE STILL ATTENDS 12-STEP
MEETINGS TO STAY ON TRACK.
>> WHEN I CAME IN 42 YEARS AGO I
SAID TO THE GUY HOW LONG DO YOU
HAVE TO KEEP COMING TO THE
MEETINGS AND HE SAID JUST KEEP
COMING UNTIL YOU LIKE IT.
I'VE BEEN COMING 42 YEARS AND I
STILL DON'T LIKE IT.
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[LAUGHTER]
BUT I GO EVERYDAY, BECAUSE WHEN
I GO THE REST OF MY LIFE WORK
THE LIGHTS TURN GREEN FOR ME.
A PARKING PLACE OPENS UP.
PEOPLE ANSWER THE PHONE.
THE PROJECTS THAT I WORK ON GET
OVER THE GOAL LINE AND IT'S
MAGIC.
>> HIS AGENCY HAS $4 BILLION FOR
HARM REDUCTION, PREVENTION
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EDUCATION AND RECOVERY AND
TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
ALONG WITH THOSE, HE SAYS HE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE THINK
MORE BROADLY.
>> HOW DO WE RESTORE OUR
FAMILIES?
HOW DO WE RESTORE THAT
COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY?
>> ONE IDEA HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE
CUT BACK ON THE USE OF ADDICTIVE
DEVICES.
>> BANNING CELLPHONES IN SCHOOL
IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
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NEED TO DO TO REMEDY ADDICTION
NOT JUST ALL THE STANDARD NUTS
AND BOLTS THINGS, WHICH WE NEED
TO DO, WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN.
TO REESTABLISH HOPE IN OUR KIDS.
>> REPORTING FROM THE RX AND
ILLICIT DRUG SUMMIT IN NASHVILLE
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M LAURA
ROGERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
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LAURA.
MORE FROM THE SUMMIT INCLUDING A
CONVERSATION WITH A MOTORCYCLE
RIDER WHO BECAME ADDICTED TO
OPIOIDS THAT IS LATER ON
"KENTUCKY EDITION" TONIGHT.
>>> NOW, FEMA WILL NOT PROVIDE
FEDERAL HELP FOR EIGHT KENTUCKY
COUNTIES AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN
FEBRUARY.
GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS FEMA
WILL NOT PROVIDE PUBLIC
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ASSISTANCE TO WOODFORD AND
SIMPSON COUNTIES AND PEOPLE IN
THE SIX COUNTIES YOU SEE ON THE
SCREEN WILL NOT GET INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE.
FEMA SAYS THE STORMS WEREN'T
SEVERE ENOUGH IN THOSE PLACES.
DOZENS OF OTHER COUNTIES WILL BE
GETTING HELP.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE STATE WILL
FILE AN APPEAL ON BEHALF OF THE
COUNTIES THAT WERE TURNED DOWN.
>> Gov. Andy Beshear (06:52):
I WANT TO
BE TOTALLY CLEAR WITH PEOPLE.
IF THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT SIGN
THIS REQUEST FOR INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE, THAT WILL BE 40,000
DOLLARS LESS THAT IS AVAILABLE
FOR OUR FAMILIES TO RECOVER.
THERE'S NO MAGIC BULLET TO GET
AROUND IT IF IT'S DENIED THEN
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THE PRESIDENT IS SAYING THAT
THAT MONEY WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE
TO HELP OUR FAMILIES REBUILD.
THAT IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
THAT OUR FULL CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION CAME TOGETHER AND IS
SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEM.
WE HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING BECAUSE
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
IMPACTFUL IF NOT DEVASTATING ON
OUR FAMILIES IF THE PRESIDENT
(07:34):
DOESN'T SIGN THAT APPLICATION.
>> Renee (07:37):
KENTUCKY IS ALSO
WAITING FOR A DECISION ABOUT
FEMA FLOOD HELP FROM STORMS FROM
EARLIER THIS MONTH.
GOVERNOR BESHEAR SAYS HIS OFFICE
IS CALLING THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY
AND URGES PEOPLE TO CONTACT
THEIR CONGRESS PERSON AND
SENATORS ABOUT THE NEED FOR
HELP.
>>> AS FRANKFORT'S BUFFALO TRACE
(07:58):
DISTILLERY CONTINUES FLOOD
RESTORATION WORK STUDENTS FROM
KENTUCKY STATE STATE
UNIVERSITY'S AQUACULTURE RESCUED
250 POUNDS OF FISH TRAPPED IN A
RESERVOIR AT THE DISTILLERY.
STUDENTS SAFELY TRAPPED THE FISH
AND RETURNED THEM TO THE
KENTUCKY RIVER.
I'M SURE THEY WERE APPRECIATIVE.
(08:18):
>>> KENTUCKY FARMERS ARE CAUGHT
IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP'S TRADE WAR WITH
CHINA.
LAST YEAR CHINA IMPORTED NEARLY
A QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF KENTUCKY'S CROPS AND
LIVESTOCK.
OUR JUNE LEFFLER TRAVELED TO
HICKMAN COUNTY AND FAR WEST
KENTUCKY WHERE THE STATE'S
NUMBER ONE CASH CROP IS GROWN.
(08:39):
>> THIS FIELD HAS BEEN PLANTED
WITH KENTUCKY'S HIGHEST EARNING
CROP (08:44):
SOYBEANS.
>> THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE
RADICAL AND THE MAIN ROOT THAT
SHOOTS OUT FIRST.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET A GOOD WEEK
HERE OF GOOD WARM WEATHER THAT
THEY WILL JUMP OUT OF THE GROUND
AND TAKE OFF AND MAYBE OUTPACE
ANY PEST OR INSECT OR STUFF LIKE
THAT.
>> KENTUCKY FARMERS SOLD $1.5
BILLION WORTH OF SOYBEANS IN
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2023.
THOSE BEANS AREN'T USED FOR TOFU
OR SOY MILK.
>> OUR THING IS FEEDING ANIMALS
AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A GOOD
PROTEIN SOURCE FROM THE ANIMALS
COMING FROM THE SOYBEAN MEAL AND
THOSE ANIMALS ARE USED FOR
PROTEIN SOURCE FOR HUMANS.
>> JONATHAN REYNOLDS LIVES IN
CLINTON 30 MILES FROM THE
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ILLINOIS PORT TOWN OF CAIRO.
KENTUCKY SOYBEANS CAN END UP
ANYWHERE.
>> WE HAVE THE MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO RIVER AND EXPORT MARKETS
FLOW A FEW MILES AWAY THEY ARE
GOING DOWN TO THE MISSISSIPPI TO
NEW ORLEANS.
>> MORE THAN HALF OF KENTUCKY'S
SOYBEANS ARE EXPORTED
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INTERNATIONALLY.
MOSTLY TO CHINA.
>> CHINA HAS THE LARGEST HOG
HERD IN THE WORLD BY A LONG 0
SHOT.
>> REYNOLDS IS PRESIDENT OF THE
KENTUCKY SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION THE
GROUP SUPPORTS PRETRADE BUT
TRUMP TARIFFS AND CHINESE
TARIFFS COULD ALTER THE MARKET.
>> THOSE THINGS THAT ARE BEING
CHARGED A TARIFF, THEY HAVE NOT
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HIT THE FARM GATE YET.
IN MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, I
WANT TO SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT
BEFORE I START MAKING ANY
DECISIONS BIG DECISIONS ON IT.
>> KENTUCKY'S FARMERS ARE ALWAYS
AT THE WHIM OF THINGS THEY CAN'T
CONTROL; WEATHER, MARKETS AND
POLITICS.
THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH A TRUMP
TRADE WAR BEFORE.
A KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE ECONOMIST
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EXPLAINS.
>> 2018 FOR EXAMPLE WHEN WE HAD
THE FIRST TRADE WAR WITH CHINA
SOYBEANS EXPORTS STOPPED.
WE WATCHED THOSE PRICES DROP
DOWN FROM SOMETHING LIKE $12 TO
$8.
AND SO THAT IS REALLY THE FEAR
THAT WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE
THAT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE
WHAT HAPPENS IS IF WE DON'T HAVE
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CHINA BUYING THOSE BEANS OR
WE'RE NOT SENDING THE BEANSES
ELSEWHERE IT WILL STACK UP THAT
SUPPLY IN THE UNITED STATES AND
THAT WILL LOWER OUR DOMESTIC
PRICES AND THAT COMES BACK ON
THE FARM PRODUCER.
>> IN TRUMP'S FIRST TERM AFTER
TWO YEARS OF A TRADE WAR, HE DID
STRIKE A DEAL WITH CHINA.
TO OFFSET LOSSES DURING TRUMP'S
(11:09):
FIRST TERM, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE PASSED OUT MORE
THAN $20 BILLION TO U.S.
FARMERS.
THAT COULD BE AN OPTION THIS
TIME AROUND.
>> PERSONALLY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T
WANT TO HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE
GOVERNMENT TO BAIL ME OUT AS A
FARMER.
I WANT TO DO ALL I CAN TO
MITIGATE THE POTENTIAL OF THAT.
HOWEVER, SOME OF THE DECISIONS
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THAT CONGRESS MAKES AFFECTS MY
BOTTOM LINE AND I HAVE NO
CONTROL OVER THAT.
SO THERE IS THE OTHER SIDE OF
THAT COIN WHERE IF WE'RE UNABLE
TO CONTROL WHAT THEY ARE DOING
AND THEY ARE TINKERING IN OUR
MARKETS WE FEEL LIKE THERE
SHOULD BE COMPENSATION FOR THAT.
>> REYNOLDS SAYS LONG-TERM
SOYBEAN FARMERS SHOULD EXPAND
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THEIR MARKETS HIS GROUP LOBBIES
FOR MORE BIOFUELS AT HOME.
INDIA COULD BE A GREAT CUSTOMER.
REYNOLDS WILL TEND TO HIS FIELDS
THIS SUMMER.
COME FALL HE WILL HARVEST THIS
PATCH WHERE EXACTLY THESE BEANS
WILL GO IS NOT UP TO HIM.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M JUNE
LEFFLER.
>> Renee (12:11):
THANK YOU, JUNE FOR
THAT THOROUGH REPORT.
NOW, IN OTHER NEWS, IN
LOUISVILLE, CHURCHILL DOWNS SAYS
IT'S PAUSING PROJECTS TO DEVELOP
THE TRACK'S SKY, CONSERVATORY
AND INFIELD AREAS BECAUSE OF
TARIFFS AND THE ECONOMY.
THE COURIER JOURNAL SAYS THAT
WORK HAD A ESTIMATED PRICE TAG
OF A BILLION DOLLARS WITH A B.
(12:33):
THE NEWS COMES AS WE'RE EIGHT
DAYS AWAY FROM THE RUN FOR THE
ROSES AT CHURCHILL DOWNS DOWNS.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT THIS
SUNDAY AT 12:00 NOON EASTERN,
11:00 A.M. CENTRAL ON "INSIDE
LOUISVILLE" WITH KELSEY STARKS
AND A SPECIAL CO-HOST KET'S CHIP
POLSTON.
TUNE IN FOR THAT.
(12:53):
>>> NOW ON TO ELECTION POLITICS.
ONE REPUBLICAN IS ALREADY IN THE
RACE FOR CONGRESS AND KENTUCKY'S
SIXTH DISTRICT.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE RYAN DOTSON
OF WINCHESTER SAYS HE WILL RUN.
DOTSON HAS BEEN IN OFFICE SINCE
2021.
HE ANNOUNCED HIS PLANS TO RUN IN
THE 2026 PRIMARY IN A FACEBOOK
VIDEO.
>> I AM CALLING ON ALL MY
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FRIENDS, ALL MY RELATIVES, ALL
OF MY NEIGHBORS, ALL OF THOSE
WHO I WILL MEET IN THE FUTURE TO
HELP ME WIN THIS RACE.
WE HAVE A STRONG PATH TO
VICTORY.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK
VERY HARD TO GET THERE.
I'M SURE IT WILL BE A CROWDED
RACE.
BUT I KNOW THAT WE CAN WIN THIS
WITH THE HELP OF GOD.
(13:35):
STATE SENATOR AMANDA
MAYS BLEDSOE AND FORMER STATE
SENATOR DAMON THAYER BOTH
REPUBLICANS HAVE EACH BEEN
MENTIONED AS POSSIBLE CANDIDATES
IN THIS RACE.
NOW ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE
THERE'S SPECULATION ABOUT ROCKY
ADKINS, A FORMER STATE
REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS NOW A
SENIOR ADVISER TO GOVERNOR
BESHEAR AS WELL AS FORMER STATE
REPRESENTATIVE CHERLYNN
STEVENSON.
(13:56):
>>> THE SEAT WILL BE OPEN IN
2026 BECAUSE THE CURRENT
CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR IS NOW
SEEKING THE REPUBLICAN
NOMINATION FOR THE U.S. SENATE.
BARR MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT
TUESDAY NIGHT IN RICHMOND
[♪♪]
NOW, BACK TO THE RX SUMMIT IN
(14:17):
NASHVILLE.
YESTERDAY WE INTRODUCED YOU TO
ROBIN PARKER ONE OF THE HOPE
AMBASSADORS AT THE SUMMIT THAT
SPOTLIGHTS INSPIRING STORIES OF
THOSE IN RECOVERY.
TONIGHT WE HEAR DAN KRUGER'S
STORY A PROFESSIONAL MOTORCYCLE
ATHLETE WHOSE INJURIES ON THE
JOB LED HIM DOWN A PATH TO
OPIOID ADDICTION.
HERE'S HIS STORY OF HOPE FROM
(14:39):
THE 2025RX SUMMIT.
>> I'M A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE.
AND SO THERE WAS A COMBINATION
OF THINGS THAT LED ME DOWN THAT
PATH.
INJURY, OF COURSE, I'VE BROKEN
MANY, MANY BONES IN MY BODY AND
DIAGNOSED WITH ARTERY WHEN I WAS
20 AND 30 DIAGNOSED WITH
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OSTEOPOROSIS THEY SAY YOU HAVE
ONE THING TO MANAGE THIS AND
THAT IS OPIOIDS.
AND BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE HIGH
PROFILE IN MY FIELD, I HAD EASY
ACCESS TO OPIOIDS.
ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I WAS
SEARCHING ON-LINE BECAUSE I
REALLY WANTED TO STOP USING PAIN
MEDICINE.
AND I CAME ACROSS THE MORE
(15:24):
PROGRAM.
IT WAS AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT
THAT USED MEDITATION,
MINDFULNESS, SAVERRING
REAPPRAISAL TO REDUCE THE USE OF
OPIOIDS.
BUT ALSO TO HELP MANAGE CHRONIC
PAIN.
SO I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH,
REACHED OUT TO Dr. ERIC
GARLAND AND NINE MONTHS LATER I
WAS COMPLETELY OFF OF OPIOIDS.
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AND THAT WAS ALMOST THREE YEARS
AGO.
ATHLETES AT A HIGH LEVEL HAVE
ACCESS TO EVERYTHING.
AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS A GOOD
THING.
YOU ALSO HAVE A SHORT CAREER IN
COMPARISON TO OTHER PROFESSIONS.
YOU ALSO WANT TO BE BACK OUT
THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I DO FIND A LOT OF ATHLETES ARE
SIMILAR TO MYSELF WE'RE QUIET
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ADDICTS MEANING WE PERFORM AT A
HIGH LEVEL.
EVERYONE ON THE OUTSIDE AND YOUR
FAMILY THINKS YOU ARE LIVING THE
PERFECT LIFE.
BUT YOU ARE ISOLATED, YOU ARE
LONELY, SCARED, NOT SURE WHAT
THE NEXT STEP IS.
IT'S VERY CHALLENGING TO COME TO
TERMS WITH IT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHARE
THE STORY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
ENOUGH HIGHER PROFILE PEOPLE
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ADMIT GO PUBLIC, TALK ABOUT
CHALLENGES, IN THE DAYS OF
SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE EVERYTHING IS
JUST SNAPSHOTS OF THE PERFECT
SITUATION, OUR BUSINESS AND A
LOT OF ATHLETES' BUSINESS IS
BASED ON ENDORSEMENTS.
WE WANT TO HAVE A SQUEAKY CLEAN
IMAGE SO WE'RE MARKETABLE.
I FEEL LIKE WHEN I AM DONE
(16:52):
RACING AND I RETIRE, MY PLATFORM
IS GOING TO SLOWLY SLIP AWAY.
AND SO I THOUGHT IT'S ALMOST MY
RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THE WORD
OUT AND MESSAGE WHILE I STILL
HAVE A PLATFORM, A PUBLIC
PLATFORM.
AND SO I'M HOPING THAT BY PEOPLE
LIKE MYSELF SHARING THIS
MESSAGE, MORE PEOPLE WILL COME
(17:13):
OUT AND SHARE THEIR POSITIVE
STORY, THE STRUGGLINGS AND ALSO
HOW THEY GOT THROUGH IS IT.
Dr. ERIC GARLAND IS
A PIONEER OF THE MORE RECOVERY
PROGRAM.
AND HE WAS ALSO AT THE RX
SUMMIT.
HIS GOAL IS TO SEE MORE
ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS USE
MINDFULNESS IN THEIR PRACTICE.
THE NATION'S TOP ADDICTION
(17:35):
RESEARCHER CREDITS THE SUMMIT
STARTED BY CONGRESSMAN HAL
ROGERS 14 YEARS AGO.
FOR ADVANCING PUBLIC POLICY TO
HELP REFRAME DRUG ADDICTION AND
BETTER SUPPORT THOSE ON THE PATH
TO SOBRIETY.
Dr. NORA VOLKOW IS THE HEAD OF
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG
ABUSE A POST SHE HAS HELD SINCE
2003.
AS A RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIST, NORA
(17:57):
VOLKOW'S WORK AS FURTHERED
UNDERSTANDING AS ADDICTION AS A
CHRONIC DISEASE BEST TACKLED BY
TREATMENT AND PREVENTION RATHER
THAN PUNITIVE CRIMINALITY.
>> MORE AND MORE PEOPLE COME TO
RECOGNIZE ADDICTION IS A
DISEASE.
BUT THE RECOGNITION
UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT ALWAYS COME
SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH EMBRACING THE
CONCEPT.
(18:17):
SO WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT
EMBRACING THE CONCEPT, IT MEANS
THAT YOU TREAT IT AS SUCH.
THAT YOU DO INTERVENTION TO
PREVENT THEM AND FUND IT AS
SUCH.
LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
RIGHT NOW, IN THE SYSTEM, WE
BASICALLY HAVE INTERVENTIONS
THAT CAN PREVENT SOMEONE FROM
(18:38):
BECOMING DIABETESSIC.
AND THE SYSTEM R HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM PAYS FOR THAT AND WE HAVE
SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT DO THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT
FOR PREVENTING ADDICTION.
WE KNOW CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE
PUTS YOU INTO A TRAJECTORY OF
FIRE RISK BUT WE DON'T HAVE A
(18:59):
SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS THAT THAT
WILL PAY FOR AN INTERVENTION TO
HELP SOMEONE NOT GO THAT WAY.
AND THAT IS WHERE WE STILL NEED
FOR POLICIES THAT HOPEFULLY WILL
DO LIKE WE DO IN OTHER AREAS OF
MEDICINE, PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT,
TRAIN THE PERSONNEL THAT CAN
DELIVER IT.
(19:20):
WE DO THAT FOR DIABETES.
WE SHOULD BE DOING FOR MENTAL
HEALTH, FOR ADDICTIONS.
ON MONDAY NIGHT'S
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT" WE'LL HAVE
MORE WITH Dr. NORA VOLKOW
MEMBERS OF KENTUCKY'S FEDERAL
DELEGATION IN WASHINGTON AND
TRUMP CABINET OFFICIALS ABOUT
THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO DRUG
ADDICTION DISCUSSED AT THIS
(19:40):
WEEK'S RX SUMMIT IN NASHVILLE
THAT SPECIAL EDITION OF
"KENTUCKY TONIGHT" IS MONDAY
EVENING AT 8 EASTERN 7 CENTRAL
RIGHT HERE ON KET.
[♪♪]
HOW WELL DO YOU SLEEP?
RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY WANT TO KNOW.
THE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED A
(20:01):
PROGRAM TO EXPAND ITS DECADES OF
WORK ON THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP AND
CIRCADIAN RIBTD I AMS THE GOAL
IS TO ESTABLISH A CENTER, SECURE
MAJOR FUNDING AND RECRUIT TOP
FACULTY.
MORE ABOUT THAT IN TONIGHT'S
LOOK AT MEDICAL NEWS.
>> WE'VE BEEN HUB OF CIRCADIAN
(20:23):
RHYTHMS FOR DECADES BUT WE'VE
INCREASED OUR FOCUS IN THIS
AREA.
WE HAVE 35 FACULTY IN THEIR LABS
STUDYING CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS AND
WE FORMED A CONSORTIUM CALLED
CASH KENTUCKY FOR A HEALTHY
KENTUCKY.
YOUR CIRCADIAN RHYTHM IS YOUR
24-HOUR CYCLE OF YOUR INTERNAL
(20:43):
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES.
THIS MIGHT BE YOUR PHYSIOLOGY
LIKE THE REGULATION OF GLUCOSE
OR BEHAVIORS WHEN YOU WANT TO GO
TO SLEEP OR WHEN YOU EAT.
AND THESE ARE GENERATED BY AN
INTERNAL NETWORK OF CLOCKS.
YOU HAVE CELLULAR CLOCKS
THROUGHOUT YOUR BODY.
AND THE IDEAL SITUATION YOUR
(21:04):
INTERNAL RICTD I AMS ARE
SYNCHRONIZED WITH SUNRISE AND
SUNSET.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A EARLY BIRD
OR NIGHT OWL IT'S THE TIME WHEN
YOU WANT TO DO YOUR DAILY
ACTIVITIES WHAT TIME DO YOU WANT
TO GO TO SLEEP AND EXERCISE AND
EAT?
THERE IS NOTHING INHERENTLY
WRONG WITH BEING A NIGHT OWL
VERSUS AN EARLY BIRD.
WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES IN WE
(21:26):
LIVE MOSTLY IN AN EARLY BIRD
SOCIETY, RIGHT?
MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO GET UP EARLY
TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL OR
GO TO WORK.
SLEEP IS CRITICAL ONE OF THE
FACTORS IN OUR LIFE THAT IS THE
MOST MODIFIABLE AND ASSOCIATED
WITH THE MOST HEALTH PROBLEMS.
WE KNOW THAT IN ADULTS WERE
GETTING FIVE HOURS OR FEWER THAN
(21:46):
THAT FIVE HOURS OF SLEEP, IS
ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RICK
OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE,
DIABETES, CANCER, MORTALITY.
SO THIS CONSORTIUM STUDIES
EVERYTHING FROM BASIC SCIENCE IN
PRECLINICAL MODELS ANIMAL MODELS
HOW DOES DISRUPTING WRIST I AMS
(22:09):
CAUSE DIABETES OR CARDIOVASCULAR
ALL TO CONDUCTING TRIALS.
SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING TO MAKE
NEW DISCOVERIES, IN THE
CIRCADIAN WRIST I AMS AND SLEEP
FIELD AND CONTRIBUTE TO
CIRCADIAN MEDICINE TEACHING
PEOPLE HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE
THEIR SLEEP TO HAVE GOOD HEALTH.
(22:29):
SO MY KIND OF MAGIC
RECOMMENDATION FOR GOOD SLEEP
AND GOOD CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS WOULD
BE DON'T EAT AFTER 8:00 P.M. GET
IF BED BY 11 EVERYDAY OF THE
WEEK.
WAKE UP, YOU KNOW, AROUND THE
TIME THAT THE SUN IS RISING.
MAYBE BY LIKE AROUND 7:00 A.M.
(22:50):
AND REALLY GET EXPOSED TO THAT
BRIGHT LIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES OR
AN HOUR IN THE MORNING.
THE CASH KY PROGRAM IS
WORKING TO HELP THE PUBLIC
IMPROVE ITS SLEEP.
[♪♪]
IT IS THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.
(23:12):
EXPERIENCING ZERO GRAVITY.
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR NATHAN SCALF
IS ONE OF JUST FOUR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS SELECTED TO CONDUCT
MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH ABOARD THE
ZERO G, G FORCE ONE AIRCRAFT.
HE INVENTED A MEDICAL DEVICE
THAT EARNED HIM A SEAT ON THE
PLANE.
WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT
AND THE STUDENT BEHIND IT IN
(23:33):
TODAY'S EDUCATION MATTERS
SEGMENT.
>> I WAS JUST SEARCHING ON
GOOGLE FOR NASA INTERNSHIPS FOR
PLACES THAT I COULD GO TO SEE IF
I WANT TO WORK AT NASA.
AND I FOUND ONE WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS' CENTER FOR
SPACE RESEARCH AND I APPLIED FOR
THAT.
AND THEN THAT WAS OVER THE
SUMMER AND THROUGH THIS I WAS
(23:54):
ABLE TO JUST GO FURTHER AND GET
THIS OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THEM.
>> HE IS ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS
WHO IS VERY INTERESTED IN
LEARNING.
HE KNOWS THAT IT WILL BENEFIT
HIS FUTURE.
SO I WAS DEFINITELY EXCITED WHEN
HE CAME BACK AND SAID HE HAD
MADE THE CUT AND HAD BEEN
(24:14):
SELECTED.
>> SINCE A YOUNG AGE, MATH
SCIENCE HAS BEEN MY SWEET SPOT.
AND JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN
INTERESTED IN.
MY PARENTS HAVE ALWAYS KIND OF
STIMULATED A STEM ENVIRONMENT
FOR ME AND THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN
NATURAL GROWING UP AND SOMETHING
I WAS ABLE TO LATCH ON TO AND
ENJOY AND EXPLORE PURCHASE ITER.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
(24:34):
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TO
EXPAND THEIR EXPERIENCES SO THAT
THEY WILL KNOW ONE THINGS THAT
THEY CAN GO INTO AND TWO WHAT
THEY LIKE TO DO.
JUST AN OPPORTUNITY THAT MOST
PEOPLE DON'T GET.
AND I'M NOT ONLY WITH THE
RESEARCH, BUT ALSO THE
MICROGRAVITY AND GOING UP ON THE
(24:56):
PLANE IS SOMETHING THAT IS RARE.
>> OVER THE SUMMER WAS THE
INITIAL PROGRAM WHERE THEY HAD
150 STUDENTS OUT OF THE 2,000
APPLICANTS AND WORKED WITH NASA
PROFESSIONALS ALONG WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CENTER FOR
SPACE RESEARCH.
AND WE DID PROJECTS THERE.
AND THEN THEY GAVE US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FROM THE 150
STUDENTS THERE, TO APPLY FOR
(25:17):
THIS ZERO G MICROGRAVITY FLIGHT
TO FLY OUR EXPERIMENT ON.
AND WE FOUND OUT IN OCTOBER THE
FOUR OF US WHO HAD BEEN SELECTED
AND SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN
REFINING MY EXPERIMENT AND
GETTING READY FOR THE FLIGHT IN
MAY.
IT'S WOUND IRRIGATION IN
MICROGRAVITY.
IT'S DEVELOPING A SYSTEM FOR
IRRIGATING A WOUND AND KEEP
(25:39):
ASTRONAUTS SAVE AND PREVENT
CONTAMINATION AND INFECTION AND
IT'S MOSTLY TO KEEP DEBRIS OUT
OF THE ENVIRONMENT THAT MAYBE
TRAPPED IN THE WOUND AND IT'S
REALLY FIRST AID FOR ASTRONAUTS.
EXPERIMENTS ARE CONDUCTED IN
MICROGRAVITY FOR TWO PURPOSES.
ONE FOR SPACE TO FURTHER SPACE
FLIGHT AND SEE IF WE CAN GO
FURTHER THAN HUMANS HAVE GONE
(25:59):
BEFORE.
AND THE SECOND WHICH I THINK IS
MOST IMPORTANT IT HELPS WITH
THINGS ON EARTH.
MEDICINE IS COMMON THING AS THE
BENEFITS OF ZERO G RESEARCH.
THAT IS MAYBE HELPING WITH NEW
CANCER TREATMENTS OR NEW WAYS OF
MANUFACTURING DRUGS THAT CAN
HELP PEOPLE ON EARTH.
>> WELL, WE HAVE JUST A DESIRE
TO EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE.
(26:23):
WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE?
AND WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO DO
THAT UNTIL WE CAN SPEND EXTENDED
TIME IN SPACE.
AND THIS IS JUST PART OF THAT
KNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED TO PICK
UP HOW DO WE AS HUMANS STAY
HEALTHY IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT
WE WEREN'T MADE TO BE IN.
>> I'VE LEARNED MANY THINGS.
(26:43):
THE MAIN THING I'VE LEARNED IS
DETERMINATION CAN GET YOU GREAT
PLACES.
DON'T BE LAZY TRY YOUR BEST AND
DO WHAT YOU CAN AND YOU'LL BE
SURPRISED HOW FAR IT CAN TAKE
YOU.
GOOD ADVICE.
DURING THE FLIGHT, NATHAN WILL
EXPERIENCE ZERO GRAVITY FOR 11
(27:03):
MINUTES THIS MAY.
BEST TO HIM.
WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION."
HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
5:30 CENTRAL WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
CONNECT WITH US ALL THE WAYS ON
YOUR SCREEN.
TO STAY IN THE LOOP AND SEND US
A STORY IDEA BY E-MAIL AT PUBLIC
(27:24):
AFFAIRS AT KET.ORG.
I'M RENEE SHAW APPRECIATE YOU
BEING WITH US TONIGHT.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW
AND WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW
NIGHT.
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