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Report: Prescription drug abuse increasing
SAN DIEGO -- The number of deaths in which prescription drugs played a role increased from 2007 to 2011 in San Diego County, as did the number of pharmacies robbed and the number of opiate-related emergency room visits, according to the county's first...
Tags: Hydrocodone (drug), Prescription Drugs, Theft, Behavioral Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics
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Johnstown woman pleads to involuntary manslaughter
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERA 32-year-old Johnstown woman accused of driving under the influence on Nov. 27, 2010, and causing the death of a Jenner Township man pleaded guilty Tuesday. Erica Dawn Gindlesperger, Bella Vista Drive, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and...Tags: Trials, Punishment, Alprazolam (drug)
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Health Department: Facility where patient was stunned with taser had prior issues
A nursing home resident with advanced Alzheimer's Disease was given a drug which he is allergic to, and which can cause him to become violent. That's according to a police report filed by Peru Police, after an officer stunned the 64-year-old man three...
Tags: Health, Alzheimer's Disease, Peru, Nursing, Medical Specialization
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Injection easier than IV in treating deadly epileptic seizures, study shows
Megan Elphage lives in fear of another big epileptic seizure.
The 22-year-old Glen Burnie woman had her first seizure when she was 13. Even though medications largely keep her epilepsy under control, the prospect of seizures means she can't drive,...Tags: Brain, Epilepsy, Chemical Industry, Long Island, Medical Research
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LI Man Attempted To Swap Drugs For Sex With Child: Cops
A Long Island man was arrested after police said he arranged to have sex with a 12-year-old girl in exchange for prescription pills.
According to Nassau County detectives, Walter Hurst, 57, of Bayshore, arrived at a hotel in Hicksville Thursday night...Tags: Long Island, Nassau County, Crime, Law and Justice, OxyContin (drug), Criminals
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Doctor Charged With Raping Patient Faces New Allegation Of Sexual Misconduct
The Hartford CourantA woman is suing the East Hartford doctor previously accused of raping a patient, claiming that he had sex with her in a hotel after giving her a drug cocktail and telling her that he had to be the first to have intercourse with her after pelvic surgery,...Tags: Temazepam (drug), Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Crime blotter, April 8: Couple steal $2,271 worth of cologne and perfume from the Rite Aid store
La Caņada 500 block of Houseman Street: A briefcase was stolen out of a locked Ford SUV parked in its owner's driveway between 11 p.m. Sunday, April 1, and 8 a.m. Monday, April 2. The front driver-side window of the SUV had been smashed. 900 block of...Tags: Rite Aid Corp., Chevron Corportion, Theft, Health and Beauty Products, Firearms
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Man Accused of Spenard Murder Told APD, 'I'm Guilty'
Channel 2 NewsThe man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend during a domestic dispute in a Spenard apartment Monday evening told police, “I’m guilty” in a call minutes later, according to charging documents filed Tuesday. James Martin Marquez,...Tags: Shootings, Prosecution, Firearms
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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: Prescription Drugs, CNN (tv network), Percocet (drug), U.S. Department of Defense, Afghanistan
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Army encourages new way of looking at PTSD
Los Angeles TimesIn a move to improve treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Army is discouraging the use of traditional definitions such as feelings of fear, helplessness and horror — symptoms that may not be in a trained warrior's vocabulary. It also...Tags: Health, Chemical Industry, Stress, Health and Medical Professionals, Symptoms
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Medical board: Doctor was negligent
An Irvine-based doctor has lost his medical license for over-prescribing medication to a depressed patient a month before the patient died of an overdose. Dariush Javanshir's license was revoked for prescribing 330 tablets of anti-anxiety medication...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Diabetes, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Ambien (drug)
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Deputies: Psychologist smuggled drugs into jail
FloriDUHHere's the real dope on the jailhouse drug scene. Psychologist Holli Bodner, 51, of Bradenton, allegedly agreed to hook-up an inmate with Oxycodone and Lorazepam during visits at the Sarasota County jail, reports the Bradenton Herald. Detectives...Tags: Health, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines, OxyContin (drug)
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