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Brown proposes Medicaid Lock-In legislation
Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioIt comes as no surprise to residents of Scioto County -- ground zero for the war on prescription drug abuse -- that prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Ohio. Prescription pain medications, such as oxycodone, morphine, and methadone, are largely...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Epidemics and Plagues, Morphine (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Medicaid
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Former Ripley police officer facing child porn charges
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A former Ripley police officer was arraigned a second time in federal court on child porn and intimidation charges stemming from an alleged relationship with a teen girl that went sour. The two had sex multiple times while the...Tags: Pornography, Sex Crimes, Family Planning, Prosecution, Planned Parenthood
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Oceana officials admit drugs pose problem, search for solution
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Since 2011, more than 65 people have died in Wyoming County from drug-related incidents, said T.L. Riffe, a sergeant with the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office. That includes murders that resulted from drug activity, but Riffe guessed...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Alprazolam (drug), Entertainment, Food and Drug Administration, Hospitals and Clinics
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Fort Meade (military base), Nutrition, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Diabetes, HIV
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Calif. man accused of extortion expected to plead guilty
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A California man accused of trying to extort several wealthy individuals, including West Virginia coal magnate Chris Cline, is expected to plead guilty Thursday in federal court. Vivek Shah, 25, of West Hollywood, will appear...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Organized Crime, North Palm Beach, Eric Lefkofsky
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Former Army paratrooper wanted by police found dead
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A former Army paratrooper who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and was wanted by authorities was found dead in the Boone County wilderness with a camouflage-painted face, a stolen handgun and survival gear. Authorities...Tags: Theft, Arts and Culture, Firearms, Assault, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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DREAM BUILDERS: Garrard volunteers make beds so kids sleep well, live better
scollins@amnews.comLANCASTER — About 90 energetic volunteers young and old gathered Saturday at the former Garrard County Middle School to assist the Garrard County Family Resource Center and ATEAM AmeriCorps build 26 beds for needy children. The build-a-bed mission...Tags: Human Interest
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Road to motherhood takes an unexpected route
scollins@amnews.comThis Mother’s Day, Barbara Johnson is counting her blessings for the two beautiful children she thought she’d never have. The Perryville woman, 39, had given up hope of conceiving her own child after four years of trying. She and husband...Tags: Lotteries, Family, Morphine (drug), In Vitro Fertilization, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Drug dealers charged with murder in Twin Cities heroin overdose deaths
Star TribuneGoing by the street name "Church," the heroin dealer met his customer at a corner convenience store in north Minneapolis, the Penn-Wood Market, and made a sale. Hours later, the customer lay dying in Hopkins, another victim of a lethal heroin epidemic...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Heroin, Defendants, Justice System
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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: Hydrocodone (drug), Disasters and Accidents, Pharmaceuticals, OxyContin (drug), Gil Kerlikowske
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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: Hydrocodone (drug), Prisons, Graduation, Hospitals and Clinics, Punishment
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Maryland families to get new tool in fight against drug overdoses
Linda Fletcher lives in fear of reliving a nightmare: a son dying from a heroin overdose. Her son Kris Klipner succumbed to the drug in 2007. He was 28. Klipner's half-brother battles the same kind of depression as Kris. He suffers the same heroin...
Tags: Heroin, Maryland General Assembly, Family, Health, Perry Hall
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