State Drug Task Force Adopts Recommendations

Local judge one of nine in running for Drug Court Hall of Fame
Laura J. “Suzy” Bridges, senior resident Superior Court judge for Judicial District 29A, which includes Rutherford and McDowell counties, is one of nine people nominated nationally for the Stanley M. Goldstein Drug Court Hall of Fame.

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Pain clinic regulation and more in new bill, sponsor says
Comprehensive legislation aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse in Ohio is set to be introduced at the Statehouse in the near future, one of the bill’s sponsors said.

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State drug task force adopts recommendations
COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland will have a report on his desk next week charting the first steps — albeit baby steps — of the plan to pull Ohio from the grips of growing prescription drug abuse.

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