Two Defendants' Charges Reduced After Drug Treatment

Two defendants' charges reduced after drug treatment

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

LOCKPORT – Two defendants who pleaded guilty to felonies and entered a court-supervised drug treatment program collected their rewards Wednesday for successfully completing the program: reduction of their charges to misdemeanors and sentences of three …
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Malaria woes: rising resistance and future treatment

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

The development of artemisinin-based drugs to treat malaria proved to be one of the most important advancements in stopping malaria. Malaria deaths are down from 1 million in 2000 to 650,000 in 2010 due in part to medical advancements, greater coverage …
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