RANGELEY — Two local residents are accused of attempting to sell Vicodin, a prescription painkiller, but police intercepted the drug deal Monday afternoon at the scenic overlook on Route 4, Sgt. Jared Austin said. Austin received information regarding a drug transaction that was going to happen at the overlook. When Austin, Franklin County Deputy Brad […]
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Farmington woman pleads guilty in prescription drug case
FARMINGTON — A woman pleaded guilty Monday to making out 43 prescriptions containing hydrocodone and oxycodone, using names of people who were not patients of the doctor for whom she worked. She then used his stamp to validate the prescriptions and picked up many of those prescriptions herself, according to court testimony. Rhonda Lynn Drake, […]
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RSU 9 directors vote to expel student
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to expel a Mt. Blue High School junior for possession and furnishing a scheduled drug, Superintendent Tom Ward said Thursday. Farmington police charged Emily McArthur, 18, of Farmington, by summons with felony aggravated furnishing of a scheduled drug, police Deputy Chief Shane Cote said. The […]
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Changes coming for some prescription drugs
Patients who use Vicodin or other hydrocodone combination drugs will soon find getting their prescriptions a little more complicated. In an effort to curb drug abuse, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency last month reclassified drugs that combine hydrocodone with another medication, such as acetaminophen or aspirin. Starting Oct. 6, those drugs will be considered Schedule […]
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Three arrested in ‘substantial’ drug bust in Norridgewock
NORRIDGEWOCK — Three men were arrested and 20 pounds of marijuana along with cocaine, hashish and several prescription pills were confiscated as the result of a search at a local house Thursday night. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at 611 Skowhegan Road about 11 p.m. Thursday, Deputy Chief Dale Lancaster said […]