Title: Gender Gap in Prescription Pain Drug Abuse Category: Health News Created: 4/30/2010 11:54:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/30/2010 11:54:36 AM

MARK HIBBS

There is no more controversial topic in Scioto County than that of the abundance of pain clinics and the statistics that accompany them. Most recently, two Portsmouth pain clinics were raided and t…

DeWitt Police reported answering the following calls April 16-23:

DFine, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for treating vertebral compression fractures, announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has issued Patent 7,678,116 relating to the StabiliT® Vertebral Augmentation System. Two additional Notices of Allowance have also been issued with patents expected later this year. “I am pleased with our expanding patent portfolio …

ST. GEORGE - A former St. George Police officer will serve nearly four months in jail on two burglary charges after entering guilty pleas related to a series of doctor’s clinic break-ins during 2008 and 2009.

MARK HIBBS

BRAZIL — On Monday, a male juvenile was formally charged for his alleged involvement in the Fentanyl overdose of a 17-year-old Clay City girl on New Year’s Day. According to Clay County Circuit…

MARK HIBBS

Gender appears to play a role in the risk of abuse of prescription pain drugs, a study shows.