Prescription Drugs

Bail set for operators of raided Baltimore County drug clinic

2012-05-17 13:01:00

A grand jury indicted two operators of a prescription drug clinic in Timonium arrested in a Tuesday raid on charges of conspiracy to distribute Schedule II narcotics. A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge set a $50,000 cash-only bail Thursday for Gerald...

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2012-05-18 00:00:00

Weight management The University of Maryland Center for Weight Management and Wellness offers a free weight-loss seminar at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. Registration required: 410-328-8940. Information: http://www.umm.edu/weightloss. Menopause...

Two arrested after DEA raid of Lutherville clinic

2012-05-16 12:37:00

Two unidentified operators of a prescription drug clinic in Lutherville that was raided by Baltimore County narcotics officers and Drug Enforcement Administration agents Tuesday have been arrested, according to county police. One was arrested at the...

Police, DEA raid prescription-drug clinic in Lutherville

2012-05-15 20:46:00

A prescription drug clinic in Timonium was raided Tuesday afternoon by Baltimore County police and Drug Enforcement Administration agents, according to law enforcement officials. The raid followed a long-term investigation of the distribution and sale of...

Singer Judy Collins to speak at Father Martin's Ashley

2012-05-10 15:30:00

Legendary singer-songwriter Judy Collins will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Women in Recovery Luncheon May 22 at Father Martin's Ashley, a non-profit alcoholism and drug addiction treatment center near Havre de Grace. The luncheon celebrates...

Md. to get $1.8 million in Abbott settlement over drug marketing

2012-05-07 12:42:00

Maryland is slated to receive $1.8 million for its part in a national settlement with Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories over allegations of illegal drug marketing, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said Monday. Abbott will pay $100 million to 44...

Harford County Police Blotter

2012-05-08 16:57:00

Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Christian Soto-Perez, 25, of the 200 block of Plaza Court, was arrested on a bench warrant Friday in a case in which he was charged with second-degree assault. Melissa A....

School board OKs easement near Carver Center in Towson for health clinic

2012-05-09 15:04:36

The Baltimore County Board of Education this week approved a pair of easements that will allow for construction of the proposed Patient First medical clinic on York Road in Towson, according to 5th District County Councilman David Marks. "I'm very...

Lisbon/Woodbine: Poplar Springs United Methodist Church selling spaces for Historic National Road Yard Sale

2012-05-09 00:00:00

The Historic National Road Yard Sale will be held on June 2 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. One of the locations for the sale will be at the Poplar Springs United Methodist Church. The church is located on East Watersville Road in Howard County. The church will be...

Agreement reached on plan to increase taxes

2012-05-09 18:27:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley and legislative leaders announced Wednesday an agreement to raise taxes on 16 percent of the state's earners and reverse a series of so-called "Doomsday" cuts the General Assembly enacted last month when a budget deal collapsed....

Mossburg understands nothing about women who oppose restrictions on contraceptives

2012-04-29 11:00:00

I take exception to the illogic displayed in columnist Marta H. Mossburg's recent commentary ("Biology really is destiny," April 25). She clearly understands nothing about women who oppose restrictions on contraceptives. Some of us think a prescription...

Columbia man arrested in pharmacy robbery that involved bloody syringe

2012-05-02 11:53:00

A man who allegedly robbed a pharmacy using a syringe and tried to rob a woman at an ATM has been arrested, according to the Howard County Police Department. Benjamin Frederick Blessing, 52, of the 5200 block of Golden Sky Court in Columbia, is facing...

The documentary "Behind the Orange Curtain" examines the stories of Orange County young people affected by prescription drug abuse.

2012-05-01 22:50:27

Jeff VanVonderen, left, a nationally known interventionist on the popular A & E series Intervention, speaks during a community town hall meeting on prescription drug abuse at the Orlando Science Center on April 5, 2012.

2012-04-05 00:00:00

Statins are the most prescribed drugs in the world, taken by nearly 21 million Americans.

2012-03-13 10:20:00