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Drug overdose: the quiet epidemic
For all the attention that violent crime gets in the media, the average American is much more likely to die from another largely preventable tragedy. Fatal drug overdoses have risen sharply in recent years. In Congress this month, Maryland Rep. Donna F....
Tags: First Aid, Food and Drug Administration, Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals
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Secret deal for doctor weakens pill-mill fight
Last summer, when authorities raided the offices of Dr. Riyaz Jummani, they did so with breathless bravado. Agents claimed that they were shutting down one of the busiest and most dangerous pill mills in the state — one run by a man who wrote...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Substance Abuse, OxyContin (drug)
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Arraignment continued for parents accused of framing school aide
Two 38-year-old attorneys who allegedly hatched a plan to frame a school volunteer because they were unsatisfied with how their son was treated appeared in court Monday morning but did not enter a plea. Jill and Kent Easter allegedly planted drugs on...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Orange County Superior Court, Drug Trafficking
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Glendora Doctor Arrested in Drugs for Cash Scheme
KTLA NewsGLENDORA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Police arrested a doctor suspected of prescribing addictive medication to patients who didn't need it and pocketing the money. Glendora Police served two search warrants to Dr. Rolando Lodevico Atiga Thursday. According to...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, X-rays, Drug Trafficking, OxyContin (drug), Pharmaceuticals
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Woman says doctor in murder case provided her hundreds of pills weekly
L.A. NOWA Rowland Heights doctor charged with murder in connection with fatal overdoses from prescription drugs provided one woman with hundreds of addictive painkiller pills a week and wrote prescriptions for the patient’s husband without ever examining... -
Greencastle man wanted in 2011 armed robbery is arrested on drug charges
A former Hagerstown man wanted in a 2011 armed robbery was arrested this week on drug charges by the Washington County Narcotics Task Force, according to District Court records. Dwight Orin Lewis Jr., 35, whose address was listed as 5708 Montgomery...
Tags: Crimes, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking, Valium (drug)
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Traffic stop leads to heroin bust in Annapolis
A routine traffic stop in Annapolis on Monday led to the discovery of a large stash of heroin and three arrests, police said in a Friday news release. The 80.3 grams of heroin seized, which would have been worth $16,000 on the street, were not found in...Tags: Prosecution, Annapolis, Drug Trafficking, OxyContin (drug), Heroin
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Opiates killed 8 Americans in Afghanistan, Army records show
CNNEight American soldiers died of overdoses involving heroin, morphine or other opiates during deployments in Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011, according to U.S. Army investigative reports. The overdoses were revealed in documents detailing how the Army...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Armed Forces, Prescription Drugs, Wars and Interventions, Lorazepam (drug)
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Retired NYPD Lieutenant Fatally Shoots Armed Suspect In East Harlem Pharmacy Robbery
PIX11.com | @kerrydrewA retired NYPD lieutenant fatally shot a suspect fleeing a prescription drug theft in East Harlem Thursday, according to police. Another unidentified suspect is still on the loose. The retired lieutenant shot the armed suspect after a robbery at the Rx...Tags: New York City Police Department, Prescription Drugs, East Harlem, BP Plc, OxyContin (drug)
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Retired Lieutenant Fatally Shoots Armed Robbery Suspect
pix11.com | @JuliaTheWriterIn East Harlem Thursday an NYPD lieutenant fatally shot an suspect fleeing a prescription drug theft, according to police. The 23-year-old armed suspect wore a stocking mask over his face and had a wad of cash in his pocket. The retired lieutenant shot...Tags: Prescription Drugs, New York City Police Department, East Harlem, BP Plc, OxyContin (drug)
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Fox 5 San Diego staffAs a kid in the ‘70s and early ‘80s, I’d go ice skating at the House of Ice in Mira Mesa. One day I saw a poster for an upcoming hockey game there. My brother and I went, and had a blast. Mostly because a guy with a name like “...Tags: Alison Pill, Liev Schreiber, Drugs and Medicines, Mountains, Jay Baruchel
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Our View: Abuse of prescription painkillers becoming a national problem
“There aren’t enough treatment centers and yet there’s a pharmacy on every corner.” That’s how one mother of a teenage addict described what an Associated Press analysis has unveiled: a prescription drug problem so huge...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health, Drugs and Medicines, OxyContin (drug), Pharmaceuticals
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