A POWERFUL anaesthetic patch given to cancer patients to control pain is the latest fix to be abused by Queensland’s desperate drug addicts.

The relative glut of women behind bars is a serious challenge for many rural sheriffs who don’t have space for female inmates and must get creative at some expense to separate the sexes.

An elderly Hempfield woman complained to an undercover state trooper about the value of jewelry a man traded for a fentanyl patch a day after the man’s overdose death, another trooper testified Friday.

At first, the Jacksonville nurse denied the charges, but eventually, under police questioning, she admitted she had stolen oxycodone from patient supplies.

Jasper Mayor Mike Lout was arrested and charged with public intoxication by Jasper Police following an incident at a local restaurant Sunday, July 25.

“Crush them and flush them“ used to be the way to dispose of old and unneeded medications, but now Cache Valley residents are being encouraged to turn them over to the police.

Slipknot rocker Corey Taylor has revealed bassist Paul Gray - who died in May - did not get the credit he deserved for his songwriting skills.

Paul Gray was the “heart and soul” of Slipknot.The heavy metal group’s vocalist Corey Taylor paid tribute to his late bandmate - who was found dead in a hotel room…

This log includes incidents in which there may have been apublic disturbance or a risk to the public. Information comes fromthe Corvallis Police Department, Benton County Sheriff’s Office andOregon State Police. It does not include all calls for service. Thestatus of incidents may change after further investigation.Locations are approximate. People arrested or suspected in crimesare considered …

A recent study from Australian researchers determined that transforaminal injection of steroids was a viable alternative to surgery for lumbar radicular pain due to disc herniation. Full details of the study appear in the August issue of Pain Medicine, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New …