drugs and alcohol

Montana legislators are considering draft legislation to prohibit all types of kratom, a plant with opioid-like effects.

Local county health officials say that a schedule I listing of 7OH still leaves a number of other, related products unchecked and commercially available.

Yellowstone County’s food authority is cracking down on products derived from kratom, a Southeast Asian plant with psychoactive chemicals they say can be deadly in concentrated doses. Enforcement began Jan. 1 after months of notice, and tea houses continue to serve kratom drinks.

The number of babies in Montana who are exposed to drugs before they’re born is growing rapidly. The percentage tripled for moms on Medicaid between 2010…

A rehabilitation center that specializes in mental health and substance abuse is steeling itself to receive extra patrons this winter. Maybe more than it…