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Plans move forward for a methadone clinic in Pulaski
WDBJ7 ReporterThe town of Pulaski is moving closer to allowing a methadone clinic to set up shop. A Pennsylvania company has chosen the name "Pulaski Medical" and is planning to open the site at the Pulaski Mall. The proposed methadone clinic would be located In...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Hospitals and Clinics, Substance Abuse
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UPDATE: Clinic to treat heroin addiction could locate in Pulaski County
ReporterUpdate: Town Council submitted letter to the state on Friday. The full letter is attached. ______________________________________________ A new clinic to treat heroin addiction could be coming to Pulaski, but it's not exactly a welcomed new business. ...Tags: Heroin, Drugs and Medicines, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Mental Health
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More than 20 alleged drug dealers indicted in Wythe County
Anchor/ReporterSweeping drug indictments in Wytheville were announced Friday dating back to an investigation that culminated in October. More than 20 people face a total of 60 charges for drug dealing. Meth, crack cocaine and pills are all allegedly involved. The...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking, Health, Cocaine
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Bedford man convicted of killing another man by providing lethal dose of drugs
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA Bedford man is headed to prison for killing another man by giving him a lethal dose of drugs. Jason Mann pled guilty Tuesday morning to involuntary manslaughter and drug distribution charges. Prosecutors say he gave a 26-year-old friend so much...Tags: Crimes, Murder, Drugs and Medicines, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Addict shoots for bigger things now
For more than two decades, Timothy Gulley walked through life under the suffocating cloud of drug addiction. The 52-year-old electrician was in and out of jail and struggled to hold onto a job as he chased his next high. Many nights his mother refused...
Tags: Washington, DC, Prosecution, Justice System, Heroin, Lawyers
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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: In Vitro Fertilization, Morphine (drug), Lotteries, Family, Republic of Ireland
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Winchester physician loses medical license
The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure issued an emergency suspension of the license of a Winchester doctor who allegedly overprescribed painkillers to a woman with whom he was having an affair, according to the order issued last week. Dr. Quentin...
Tags: General Practitioners, American Medical Association, Chemical Industry, Suboxone (drug), Pharmaceuticals
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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: Prostate Cancer, Politics, Lobbying, Suboxone (drug), Annapolis
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W.Va. couple charged with toddler's death; police say mom gave her methadone to make her sleep
PHILIPPI, W.Va. (AP) — A Belington woman who allegedly gave a toddler illegally purchased methadone to make her sleep is now charged in the girl's death, and so is the father who authorities say did nothing about it. The Exponent Telegram (http://...Tags: Prosecution
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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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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: Addiction, Politics, Lobbying, Pain, Annapolis
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Wandering Down syndrome child leads to neglect and abuse charges for Boynton woman
The 5-year-old child with Down syndrome was dirty, alone and wandering around a Boynton Beach apartment complex. When an investigator from the state Department of Children and Families arrived Monday, they found the boy was back home — and his home...
Tags: Boynton Beach, Abusive Behavior, Drug Trafficking, OxyContin (drug)
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