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Prescription Addiction: A growing epidemic
WSBT-TV ReporterIt’s a shocking statistic impacting lots of local families – last year in St. Joseph County, more people died from accidental drug overdoses than in car accidents. Many of those deaths were caused by prescription drugs. It’s a...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Vicodin (drug), Adderall (drug), Theft, Science and Technology
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Indiana woman faces drug charge related to 5 deaths
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A woman sent a text message to set up a drug deal that resulted in five people being fatally shot in southeastern Indiana, prosecutors say. Franklin County Prosecutor Mel Wilhelm said Thursday that a charge of conspiracy to deal...Tags: Justice System, Theft, Prosecution, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Experts say tough economy drives spike in heroin
DETROIT (AP) — Experts say tough economic times are causing drug abusers to turn to cheaper and more dangerous alternatives such as heroin. Lt. Darcy Leutzinger, head of Warren's Special Investigation Division, tells The Detroit News (http://bit....Tags: Substance Abuse, Heroin, Drugs and Medicines
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Autopsy: Man shot in police car had meth in system
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man police say shot himself in the head while his hands were cuffed behind him in the back of an Arkansas patrol car tested positive for methamphetamine, anti-anxiety medication and other drugs, according to an autopsy...Tags: NAACP, Pharmaceuticals, FBI, Firearms, Chemical Industry
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LaPorte police: OWI and texting, pregnant, with child in car
WSBT CorrespondentA LaPorte woman was arrested Tuesday for driving while allegedly impaired by morphine and other drugs with her daughter in the vehicle. The 26-year old woman also told officers she is expecting a baby and she crossed the center line because she was...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Crimes, Morphine (drug), Crime, Law and Justice
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Calif. doctor arrested for trafficking painkillers
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Santa Barbara doctor linked to a string of drug deaths has been arrested on federal painkiller trafficking charges. Prosecutors say 63-year-old Julio Gabriel Diaz was arrested Wednesday morning at his Goleta home for...Tags: Prosecution, Police Arrests, Vicodin (drug)
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'Big Brother 9' champ gets 4 years in drug case
BOSTON (AP) — The winner of the CBS reality show "Big Brother 9" has been sentenced in Massachusetts to four years in prison on drug and tax charges. Adam Jasinski, of Delray Beach, Fla., was sentenced Friday in a Boston federal court for...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health, Bipolar Disorder, Television Industry, Punishment
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Athletics-Sunny Jamaica cast into shadow after new drugs bust
ReutersBy Alison Wildey LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Jamaica, sunlit home of the world's finest sprinters, was cast into shadow on Tuesday after confirmation that the Caribbean island's most successful female sprinter has failed a drugs test. Twice Olympic...Tags: Track and Field, Caribbean Islands, Human Interest, Usain Bolt, Germany
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Sunny Jamaica cast into shadow after new drugs bust
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Jamaica, sunlit home of the world's finest sprinters, was cast into shadow on Tuesday after confirmation that the Caribbean island's most successful female sprinter has failed a drugs test. Twice Olympic 200 meters champion Veronica...Tags: Track and Field, Human Interest, Caribbean Islands, Usain Bolt, Germany
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Mississippi leans on Google to crack down on illegal products
ReutersBy Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Mississippi's attorney general said on Tuesday he would subpoena documents from Google Inc as part of a probe into allegations the Web search company facilitated the sale of drugs without a prescription...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Prescription Drugs, Crime, Law and Justice, Google Inc.
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Salisbury doctor charged in New Jersey pill scheme
A Salisbury Township doctor faces charges in New Jersey that he allowed an associate to write bogus prescriptions for painkillers using his prescription pads. Dr. John Richard Manzella, 48, of the 1900 block of Lehigh Parkway North, is charged in Sussex...Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Osteopathic Medicine
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What we think: State owes answers for breach in pill database
Florida's pill mill database has sprung an embarrassing leak, a data breach of confidential information that threatens to undermine the public's already shaken confidence in a law enforcement tool that tracks prescriptions for painkillers and other...Tags: Health, Health and Medical Professionals, American Civil Liberties Union, Drugs and Medicines
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