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    Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Forum participants warn of heroin use in Will County

    Fran Marinier wept softly beneath a memorial tent at Lewis University, the same campus where her 20-year-old daughter overdosed on heroin five months ago while visiting a student.
    Fran Marinier wept softly beneath a memorial tent at Lewis University, the same campus where her 20-year-old daughter overdosed on heroin five months ago while visiting a student. The Frankfort resident said she did everything she knew to help her...

    Tags: Frankfort, Epidemics and Plagues, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Heroin, Substance Abuse

    2. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Health law could overwhelm addiction services

    CHICAGO (AP) — It has been six decades since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease that could be treated, but today the condition still dwells on the fringes of the medical community. Only 1 cent of every health care dollar in the United States goes toward addiction, and few alcoholics and drug addicts receive treatment. One huge barrier, according to many experts, has been a lack of health insurance.
    CHICAGO (AP) — It has been six decades since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease that could be treated, but today the condition still dwells on the fringes of the medical community. Only 1 cent of every health care dollar in the United...

    Tags: Diabetes, Employment Opportunities, Medicaid, Crime, Law and Justice, Business

    3. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Maryland can prevent overdose deaths

    With epidemic rates of prescription opioid and heroin deaths in Maryland, families are demanding easier access to the antidote that could save the lives of their loved ones. Naloxone is used safely to reverse the effects of heroin and prescription...

    Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), American Medical Association

    4. Apr 1, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US

    CHICAGO (AP) — Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States — an emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their grip on the world's most lucrative narcotics market and maximize profits.
    CHICAGO (AP) — Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States — an emboldened presence that experts believe...

    Tags: National Government, Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime

    5. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Prescription drug-related deaths continue to rise in U.S.

    Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show. Figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal...

    Tags: Gil Kerlikowske, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, OxyContin (drug), Chemical Industry, Demographics

    6. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. US citing security to censor more public records

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government, led by the Pentagon and CIA, censored in the name of national security files that the public requested last year under the Freedom of Information Act more often than at any time since President Barack Obama took office, according to a new analysis by The Associated Press.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government, led by the Pentagon and CIA, censored in the name of national security files that the public requested last year under the Freedom of Information Act more often than at any time since President Barack Obama...

    Tags: Nuclear Power, Justice System, The New York Times, Immigration, American Civil Liberties Union

    7. Dec 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Roots of pot cultivation in national forests are hard to trace

    WELDON, Calif. — A few minutes after 4 a.m., agents in camouflage cluster in a dusty field in Kern County. "Movement needs to be slow, deliberate and quiet," the team leader whispers. "Lock and load now."
    WELDON, Calif. — A few minutes after 4 a.m., agents in camouflage cluster in a dusty field in Kern County. "Movement needs to be slow, deliberate and quiet," the team leader whispers. "Lock and load now." They check their ammunition and assault...

    Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Mexico, Chemical Industry

    8. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. New permanent drug drop-off box installed

    Those looking to discard their prescription and over-the-counter drugs will now have a permanent drug drop-off box at the Charlevoix Police Department. Over the last few years, Petoskey's Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, in coordination with many...

    Tags: Over-the-Counter Medicines, Aquaculture, Drug Trafficking, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals

    9. Nov 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. More Californians driving high than drunk on weekends, study says

    L.A. NOW
    State officials are warning against "drugged driving" after a statewide survey found that drugs that can affect driving in one of every seven weekend nighttime motorists -- nearly twice as many drivers as has alcohol in their system....
    10. Nov 8, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Letters to the Editor - Nov. 9

    Prescription turn-in event targets youth drug abuse To the editor: An alarming number of Washington County youth are intentionally abusing prescription medications to get high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has labeled...

    Tags: Over-the-Counter Medicines, Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Career and Workplace

    11. Nov 6, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  11. Somerset County Prison Board addresses repeat offenders

    Daily American Staff Writer
    About 72 percent of the people in the Somerset County Jail are repeat offenders, according to statistics released at the Somerset County Prison Board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday.   There were 107 people incarcerated in October, with an average...

    Tags: Prisons, Rentals

    12. Sep 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Will pot laws go up in smoke?

    Judging from recent history, any young person who aspires to be president should be aware that certain attributes seem to be critical. You have to be male. You have to have an Ivy League degree. You have to have been a governor or senator. And, don't...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Health Treatments, Bill Clinton, Medical Marijuana Therapy

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