Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

The Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City, Mo. Legislative action here on Thursday by Sen. Jason Crowell would refer the "right-to-work" issue to voters next year.

Missouri General Assembly heads into final week with fewer matters than usual on its plate

Jo Mannies

Barring another sex scandal, the Missouri General Assembly could be facing a low-key final week.The thinner-than-usual final schedule reflects, in part,…

Government, Politics & Issues

State senator's opposition to prescription drug database at odds with expert research

A showdown is looming in the Missouri statehouse over an effort to make Missouri the final state in the nation to gain a prescription drug monitoring…

Government, Politics & Issues

Dueling Mo. Senate Bills Would Each Create A Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Marshall Griffin

Two bills that would create a prescription drug monitoring program in Missouri received a hearing Thursday before a State Senate committee.One of the…

Health, Science & Environment

Providers work hard to stay ahead of heroin epidemic

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 12, 2012 - When Christian Hospital opened its drug treatment center about eight years ago, it…

Health, Science & Environment

Drug control officials call for monitoring system in Missouri

Dale Singer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 15, 2012 - To some politicians, the debate over whether Missouri should be the only state in the…

Health, Science & Environment

Rise in addiction spur calls to monitor prescription drugs

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 20, 2012 - Jason Eccker rarely counsels a cocaine addict, and he can't remember the last time he…