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Philadelphian jumps on tracks to help fallen man
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The recovering drug addict with a long rap sheet who had just sat down on the bench at a north Philadelphia train station often wondered if he was a good person, and perhaps never considered that anyone thought he was a hero to...
Tags: Addiction, Substance Abuse, Heroism, Behavioral Conditions, Heroin
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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: Vicodin (drug), General Practitioners, Drug Trafficking, Pain, Food and Drug Administration
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Clark County law enforcement seeing rise in heroin
Until a year ago, it had been years since Winchester Police officers made a controlled buy for heroin. It just wasn’t in demand. Pills — narcotic painkillers of many types — were plentiful. In other parts of the state, meth had a strong...
Tags: Laws, Cocaine, Drug Trafficking, Pain, Methamphetamine Addiction
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Lincoln grand jury indicts 15 on drug charges
STANFORD — Kentucky State Police Detective Keith Addison was the only person called to testify before a Lincoln County grand jury last week, leading to the indictment of 15 people on drug-related charges. All of those indicted either allegedly...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Methamphetamine (drug), Hydrocodone (drug)
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Drug-related deaths plunge in first half of 2012
The number of oxycodone-related deaths in Orange and Osceola counties — where hundreds of people accidentally overdosed on prescription drugs in recent years — plunged during the first half of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011,...
Tags: Laws, Prescription Drugs, Drug Trafficking, Seminole County, Morphine (drug)
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Lincoln grand jury indicts 15 for drug trafficking
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — A Lincoln County grand jury has indicted 15 people on drug trafficking or complicity to drug trafficking charges based on testimony from state police. The people, all of whom reside in Stanford according to court documents, face charges...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Trials, Methamphetamine (drug), Justice System, Prosecution
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UPDATE: Dublin doctor convicted on federal drug distribution charges
A former Dublin doctor was convicted late Thursday evening on federal drug distribution charges. Linda Sue Cheek was convicted after an eight-day trial in the United States District Court in Roanoke on 172 of the 173 counts she was facing. Evidence at...
Tags: Punishment, Trials, Government Health Care, Ken Cuccinelli, Crimes
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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: Punishment, Trials, Pam Bondi, Justice System, Lawyers
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Doc busted for allegedly dealing pain meds at Uphoria Medical Clinic
FloriDUHThe name of the Lakeland clinic, Uphoria Medical Clinic, should have been a big clue that something was a bit hinky. Narcotics detectives arrested a Lakeland physician, Aaron Branham Roush, who is a board certified surgeon who refers to himself as a...Tags: Tampa, Punishment, Soma (drug), Valium (drug), Methamphetamine (drug)
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Mom busted for DUI with 3 kids in the car claimed she wasn't driving
FloriDUHKimberly Noelle Martin, 26, of Summerfield, was busted just after 4 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013, after deputies got a call about a drunk driver at a convenience store, according to a news release from the Marion County Sheriff's Office. A witness told...Tags: Ocala, Prisons
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Six indicted by Mercer grand jury
HARRODSBURG — The following people were indicted last week by a Mercer County grand jury: - Wayne Johnson, 33, 472 Lynn Drive, alleged trafficking in oxycodone and possession of marijuana on April 26. Bond was set at $15,000. Trooper Matt Hutti...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Drugs and Medicines
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Dangers of prescription-drug-abuse preached to West Jessamine students
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comSarah Shay was a vibrant young girl with a bright future, according to her mother, Dr. Karen Shay, a Morehead dentist. “She was a great girl,” Dr. Shay told students, faculty and local officials during an assembly in the West Jessamine...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Pain, Health and Medical Professionals, Substance Abuse, Methamphetamine (drug)
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