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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: General Practitioners, Vicodin (drug), Substance Abuse, Technology, Pharmaceuticals
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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: Theft, Murder, Lawyers, Prosecution, 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: Drugs and Medicines, Substance Abuse, Heroin
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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: Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Shootings, Chemical Industry, Methamphetamine (drug)
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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: Crimes, Morphine (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Prescription Drugs
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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: Vicodin (drug), Prosecution, Police Arrests
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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: Drugs and Medicines, Television Industry, Bipolar Disorder, Delray Beach, Big Brother (tv program)
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Grand jury indicts W.Va. trooper on one felony count of fraudulent scheme
matthewu@herald-mail.comA West Virginia State Police trooper is accused of “fraudulent double-dipping” while working as a trooper. Johnathan D. Brand, 25, of 1327 Riddle Ave., #5, Morgantown, W.Va., was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in Berkeley County...Tags: Criminals, Crimes, U.S. Army, Drug Trafficking, Alprazolam (drug)
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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...
Tags: Marijuana Use, AIDS, Politics, Pat Quinn, National Government
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After emotional debate, Senate OKs medical marijuana
— Siding with patients who say cannabis is the only drug that can safely ease their chronic pain, the Senate sent Gov. Pat Quinn a measure Friday that would make Illinois the 19th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. The issue sparked...
Tags: Marijuana Use, Glaucoma, Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Illinois Governor
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Fort Lauderdale pill mill doctor will go to prison
The doctor admitted there were clues that he was working at a Fort Lauderdale pill mill – his salary went up 400 percent, the "chaotic" waiting room overflowed with patients from out of town and he was told to give everyone the maximum number of...
Tags: Personal Income, Hospitals and Clinics, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Labor Legislation, Trials
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Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses
ReutersSPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state in the nation after California to allow the drug's use for...Tags: General Practitioners, Vicodin (drug), Pat Quinn, Politics, Human Interest
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