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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: Pharmaceuticals, Polls, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, White House, Family
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When use becomes abuse: Drug abuse is on the rise and most people can find a stash in their own homes
chrisc@herald-mail.comThe newest drug-abuse trend is a bit of a shocker. The drug is legal, and it's found in more than half the homes in the United States. Abuse is so widespread, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies it as an epidemic. Abusers...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Heroin, Timonium, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, OxyContin (drug)
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Police, court briefs - June 28
Van rolls down street, crashes through garage WAYNESBORO, Pa. — A minivan struck two concrete pedestals, metal handrails, a retaining wall, garage and garden after allegedly being put into neutral and left to roll, Waynesboro police said in a news...Tags: Court Preliminary, OxyContin (drug), Cancer, Lymphatic System, Pelvis
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Program about seniors with chronic pain set for May 15
Washington County CARES, in collaboration with Brook Lane and Otterbein United Methodist Church, will offer a program, "Caring for Older Individuals with Chronic Pain and Depression," from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at Otterbein United Methodist...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Hagerstown man sentenced for CVS robbery
dona@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown man who robbed a pharmacy last year using a note that claimed he had a weapon was sentenced Thursday in Washington County Circuit Court to four years in state prison. William David McCullough, 46, of 155 Summit Ave., Apt. 2, pleaded guilty...Tags: Punishment, Theft, Punishment, Prisons, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Pharmacist can no longer dispense controlled dangerous substances
dona@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown pharmacist has been prohibited from dispensing drugs classified as controlled dangerous substances following allegations that he filled thousands of prescriptions for Oxycodone, OxyContin, methadone and other powerful painkillers written by...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Methadone (drug), Court Preliminary, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), OxyContin (drug)
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FDA orders lower doses in prescription painkillers
Federal health regulators are limiting a key ingredient found in Vicodin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers that have been linked to thousands of cases of liver damage each year. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will cap the...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Hydrocodone (drug), OxyContin (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Tylenol (drug)
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Police briefs - Feb. 4
Man accused of selling heroin is arraigned MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Bunker Hill man accused of selling $100 worth of heroin to a confidential informant was arraigned Friday morning by Berkeley County Magistrate Joan V. Bragg on one count of delivery...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Heroin, Crimes, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Franklin County (Virginia)
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Laser treatment may relieve pet's arthritis pain
Contributing WriterVeterinarian Kevin Fitzgerald has an article in the May/June issue of AKC Family Dog magazine titled “Kennel Concerns and Laser Therapy.” I selected the laser therapy segment because it concerns pain therapy and everyone is interested in...Tags: Physical Therapy, Science and Technology, Placebo, Health Treatments, Back Pain
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Lawsuit alleges hockey enforcer died after NHL doctors gave him painkillers
The family of a veteran National Hockey League player has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Chicago, alleging the league was responsible for his being supplied with excessive amounts of painkillers during six seasons as an "enforcer." The lawsuit, filed...
Tags: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Laws, OxyContin (drug), National Hockey League, Dave Duerson
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Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Elementary' on CBS
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Tonight Show...
Tags: Jesse Eisenberg, Olympia J. Snowe, Connie Britton, Robin Thicke, Hugh Dancy
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Learn about living with chronic pain
South Bend TribuneST. JOSEPH — Region IV Area Agency on Aging is offering Chronic Pain Personal Action Toward Health, a six-week program that teaches practical skills for living a healthy life with chronic pain. Classes will meet from 5:15 to 7:45 p.m. every Tuesday...
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