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J&J cuts maximum Tylenol dose to prevent overdoses
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson is reducing the maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol pain reliever to lower risk of accidental overdose. The company's McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division says the change affects Extra...Tags: Pain, Tylenol (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Health, Acetaminophen (drug)
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Richmond man convicted in Hampton armed robbery
Daily PressA 27-year-old Richmond man was convicted in federal court Thursday in connection to an armed robbery at a Walgreens in Hampton in August. A federal jury convicted Marcellus Edward Cheatham, III, of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and...Tags: Theft, Health and Medical Professionals, OxyContin (drug), Firearms
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Accused pill-mill docs keep getting wrist slaps
Last summer, after I wrote about prosecutors cutting a sweetheart deal with a doctor accused of writing prescriptions for more than 500,000 oxycodone pills, I heard from a lot of grief-struck parents. One woman mourned the suicide of her son, whose...
Tags: Justice System, Punishment, OxyContin (drug), Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Central Kentucky drug addicts turning to heroin
smojica@amnews.comNow that law enforcement officials and doctors have cracked down on the abuse of prescription painkillers, a growing number of central Kentucky drug addicts are turning to heroin. “We’ve been finding heroin here, and officers in Lincoln...Tags: Chemical Industry, Substance Abuse, OxyContin (drug), Drug Trafficking, Heroin
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Fatal drug overdoses in U.S. increase for 11th consecutive year
Fatal drug overdoses have increased for the 11th consecutive year in the United States, new data show. According to a research letter published Tuesday from the National Center for Health Statistics, 38,329 people died of drug overdoses in the United...
Tags: American Medical Association, Medical Research, Symptoms, Prescription Drugs, Methadone (drug)
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Doctor from Lowry City is charged with writing prescriptions without state permit
ghartley@schurz.comOSCEOLA, Mo. -- A family doctor from Lowry City is accused of writing prescriptions for more than two years without having a valid state permit to do so. The St. Clair County prosecuting attorney filed 16 felony charges against Dr. John Ure on Monday...Tags: General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics, Dilaudid (drug), OxyContin (drug), Trials
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Bel Air man who sold Oxycodone gets 10 years in prison
A Bel Air man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to selling prescription drugs on dozens of occasions, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Ronnie Stocks, 34, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and...
Tags: Court Preliminary, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Prescription Drugs, Punishment
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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: American Medical Association, Health and Medical Professionals, First Aid, Epidemics and Plagues, Symptoms
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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: Theft, Drug Trafficking, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Valium (drug)
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Grand jury indicts O.C. parents who allegedly planted drugs
L.A. NOWKyle Wycliffe Easter, 38, and Jill Bjorkholm Easter, 39, each face one felony count of conspiracy to procure false arrest and charging of the volunteer, false imprisonment and conspiracy to falsely report a crime, according to a statement from the... -
Irvine parents plead not guilty to planting drugs on PTA leader
L.A. NOWThe Irvine parents accused of planting drugs in the car of a PTA president and school volunteer -- who they believed had treated their son poorly -- pleaded not guilty Monday to charges related to conspiracy and false imprisonment.... -
Is it time to roll the joint?
HealthYears ago, when I was a student at Penn State, a NORML activist cornered me and tried to talk me into supporting the “legalize marijuana” cause. Keep in mind that this was many years before the state of California approved the use of medical...
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