prescription drugs

Wyoming U.S. District Court sealed the entire case until the defendants have heard the new charges against them in their initial appearances.

The Cheyenne Police Department also takes back unwanted drugs on weekdays from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m at the Cheyenne Public Safety Building.

The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation learned from a patient of Dr. Shakeel Kahn that people would pay him $500 in cash a month for whatever prescription they wanted.

The President of the Wyoming Board of Nursing and a top Wyoming Department of Health official are facing felony drug charges for alleged delivery of hydrocodone.

Joan McVoy says a recent study shows grandparents are four times more likely to leave medications within reach of children than parents.

Officer Dan Long says people can drop off any unused prescription drugs in a drop off box located in the police station on Capitol Avenue,

Luce says the idea behind the event is to safely dispose of prescription drugs in order to keep them away from children and people who would abuse the drugs

The city of Laramie are giving people the opportunity to live a drug free life.

A spokeswoman for the Wyoming Poison Control Center reminds people that the holidays can bring an increase in the number of potential household health hazards, especially in homes with small children. Joan McVoy says over half of the calls the center gets involve someone ingesting medications not prescribed for them, and she says a large percentage of those involve small children...

The Laramie County Sherif'f's Department will be at Town and Country Pharmacy at 514 South Greeley Highway from 10am until 2pm Saturday taking back unwanted and unused prescription drugs, according to Sheriff's Department spokesman Gerry Luce.