Heroin Busts, Overdoses on the Rise

Heroin busts, overdoses on the rise
"We're seeing a lot of heroin," said Dr. Michael E. Kelley, chief of psychiatry at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, which has inpatients and outpatients in its chemical dependency detox program. At the root is economics … So far in …
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Louisville company receives million federal grant to study medication for …
First, there will be a seven-day inpatient, double-blind treatment portion in which subjects are randomly assigned one of two doses of study medication, or a sugar pill placebo. This is followed by an optional period in which subjects will be inpatient …
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Woman pleads to three theft charges, enters drug treatment
Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. said Snyder will remain behind bars until a bed is found for her in an inpatient drug treatment facility, where she will begin her assignment to the judicial diversion program. Snyder admitted stealing a woman's credit card …
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