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Painkiller addiction: Is it really an epidemic?
Prescription painkillers are growing in popularity in new parts of the country, according to a new Associated Press analysis that has experts sounding alarms of a new addiction epidemic. “Pharmacies, hospitals and physicians dispensed the equivalent...
Tags: Substance Abuse, The Huffington Post, Chemicals, OxyContin (drug), Prosecution
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Testing pot in a legal vacuum
The tech broke the bud of marijuana into small flakes, measuring 200 milligrams into a vial. He had picked up the strain, Ghost, earlier that day from a dispensary in the Valley and guessed by its pungency and visible resin glands that it was potent....Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Arthritis, Food and Drug Administration, Vicodin (drug), Science
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Riverside County students held on drug-ring charges
L.A. NOWTwo dozen students at two Riverside County high schools were arrested on suspicion of selling illegal drugs.... -
Oklahoma teen mom called 'hero' for fatally shooting intruder
Nation NowOklahoma intruders: Oklahoma teen mom Sarah McKinley was on the business side of a shotgun on New Year's eve when two intruders reportedly high on drugs decided to target the young widow. Now, she's being hailed a hero for calmly protecting herself and... -
Drug overdose deaths: Common-sense solutions [Blowback]
Opinion L.A.We do know how to reduce the number of overdose deaths. We have a range of solutions that work and cost taxpayers nothing.... -
15 in prescription drug smuggling operation are arrested, officials say
L.A. NOWFifteen people have been arrested in a large-scale operation to smuggle prescription drugs from Southern California to Tijuana for sale and then bring the profits to the U.S. to fund other criminal activities, state Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris announced..... -
L.A.-to-Mexico prescription drug ring busted, authorities say
L.A. NOWL.A.-to-Mexico prescription drug ring busted, authorities say prescription drug ring busted... -
DUI sentence doubled for O.C. deputy who showed up to court drunk
L.A. NOWAn Orange County judge, ruling in the case of a former sheriff's deputy who previously showed up drunk in court to face a DUI charge, on Friday doubled the man's sentence to 32 months in prison. Allan James Waters, 38,...... -
O.C. doctor pleads guilty to illegally prescribing narcotics
L.A. NOWA 72-year-old Newport Coast doctor Wednesday pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges for illegally prescribing narcotic painkillers and other commonly abused drugs to patients without a legitimate medical need.... -
Rx for Danger: Records: Chiropractor illegally prescribed drugs to patients
In July 2010, a patient of Daytona Beach chiropractor Joseph Wagner accidentally overdosed within days of being prescribed painkillers, muscle relaxers and anti-anxiety drugs.
That patient lived. Five months later, another one of Wagner's patients &#...Tags: Daytona Beach, Lawyers, Health and Medical Professionals, Insurance, Ridgewood
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Former deputy arrested for allegedly stealing pills from neighbor
A Marion County sheriff`s deputy was arrested Thursday and is now facing possible criminal charges for allegedly stealing prescription drugs from his neighbor. Douglas Tibbs, 34, is preliminarily charged with burglary, theft, possession of a...
Tags: Chemicals, Drug Trafficking, Theft, Prescription Drugs, Health
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FloriDUH: Man busted for back porch cannabis garden
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt's springtime! Time for a little gardening. But be aware you might suffer some adverse consequences for letting certain plants get direct sunlight. Manatee County Sheriff's deputies spotted several marijuana plants being grown on Untrez Hodo's and...
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