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Prescription abuse hits LCO Band
Duluth News TribuneThe Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe is struggling with what its leaders call a widespread problem with prescription drug abuse and have terminated the doctor who the band says made narcotic painkillers too readily available to his patients. Dr....Tags: General Practitioners, MetLife Incorporated, Hospitals and Clinics, Vicodin (drug), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Nine arraigned in Lewis County Court on ?Spring Sweep? felonies
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.Nine Lewis County residents caught up 10 days ago in "Operation Spring Sweep" swept through County Court on Friday for arraignments on felony charges that they sold drugs in the village. The suspects -- all of which were arrested April 18 stemming...Tags: Watertown, Adderall (drug), Alprazolam (drug), Judges, Heroin
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Pueblo in line with painkiller epidemic
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Local officials confirm what federal health officials have been saying for a decade: Prescription painkiller abuse is an epidemic that claims more victims every year -- more than cocaine and heroin combined. Pueblo County Coroner James Kramer said...Tags: Heroin, OxyContin (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Clinics, Percocet (drug)
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Sheriff's office, LSSWMD team up to collect meds
The Ironton Tribune, OhioOn Saturday afternoon, two elderly women dropped of a small brown paper bag full of old pills to Lawrence County Sheriff Deputy Derek Newman. Newman collected the bag and gave the women a window decal to display on their home that read "no...Tags: OxyContin (drug), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pharmaceuticals, Ranitidine (drug), Prescription Drugs
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BRIEF: Pair jailed on drug charges after Alamance County traffic stop
News & Record, Greensboro, N.C.Two people were arrested on drug charges Friday following a traffic stop. Alamance County Sheriff's Office said a search of the vehicle was conducted after one of the occupants was found to have an outstanding warrant. Investigators found 400...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Prosecution
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BRIEF: UNCG police arrest man in drug trafficking case
News & Record, Greensboro, N.C.UNCG police arrested a man today in connection with the sale of controlled substances. Investigators said Herman Walter Smith IV, 20, of 1000 W. Market St., Apt. 213-B, sold seven doses of Ecstasy and 11 doses of hydrocodone from March 28 to April 18....Tags: Heroin, Drug Trafficking
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Gloucester daytime burglary suspect gets nighttime curfew on release from jail
A 27-year-old Gloucester man charged with stealing $28,000 in jewelry, video games and other property in connection with eight daytime burglaries has been released from jail on bond and given a nighttime curfew. Steven Tozer, who lives on Quail Court in...Tags: Substance Abuse, Theft, Prisons, Entertainment, GameStop
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A natural script to help relieve chronic pain
Dear Pharmacist: I live in chronic pain. No one is sure why. I take hydrocodone and ibuprofen daily, but I'm still in pain. Can you recommend any vitamins to help me? — M.C., Dallas, Texas Dear M.C.: I'm sorry you are going through this. Luckily,...
Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Psoriasis, Herbal Supplements, Lyme Disease
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Rx Drug Abuse: Arkansas Survey Tracks Abuse Among Students
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.Editor's Note: The Times Record today continues its series of reports on prescription drug abuse. Wednesday: Addiction treatment available locally. Locally, the percentage of sixth- through 12-graders in Arkansas reporting abuse of prescription drugs is...Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, OxyContin (drug), Substance Abuse
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N.C. program aims to stem tide of prescription drug overdoses
The News & ObserverA nonprofit program credited with reducing prescription drug overdose deaths by 69 percent in one North Carolina county is going statewide this year with a $2.6 million grant from state and private sources. Community Care of North Carolina will...Tags: Substance Abuse, OxyContin (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Gil Kerlikowske, U.S. Congress
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A second chance
Kokomo Tribune, Ind.When Kokomo police arrested Christopher Scott in April 2007 for dealing in pain pills, it was a blessing in disguise. Scott knew he had a problem and was ready to face the consequences, he said. His drugs of choice were methadone and hydrocodone. "I...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Prisons, Punishment, Methadone (drug), Addiction
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Deputies: Woman forged pain prescriptions for her dead dog
FloriDUHSuzanne Lee Kraus, 41, stole a veterinarian's prescription sheets from an animal hospital in Boynton Beach where she had worked from September 2010 to September 2012, using the sheets to get 240 Hydrocodone and Acetaminophen pills, according to a Palm...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Acetaminophen (drug), Boynton Beach, Back Pain, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
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