Pekin Woman Pleads Guilty in Case Involving Prescription Overdose
Pekin woman pleads guilty in case involving prescription overdose
PEKIN — In the 18 months since Heather Wise sold the prescription drug methadone to an undercover police officer, tragedy and punishment have befallen others she’s touched. Her punishment is now coming.
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Area hospitals see increase in infants born dependent on drugs
More area babies are being born dependent on drugs.That’s why Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare recently bought its first nursery swing. It soothes babies who are going through withdrawal when human hands aren’t available to hold them.
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Communities deserve credit for methadone solutions
Very early this year, the Northeast Town council told the landlord of the downtown Little Current business space where the withdrawal management clinic had been located for about three years that the clients of the clinic on that premises had been deemed to violate the town’s nuisance bylaw and so the town was invoking its authority to demand that the clinic be closed.
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Number of Maine babies hurting from drugs skyrockets
AUGUSTA, Maine – The number of babies born in Maine who are affected by or dependent on drugs is expected to climb to more than 800 by the end of the year, Gov. Paul LePage said in his weekly radio address. That would be the largest number recorded in the state and about five times what it was nearly 10 years ago.
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