D-Day Near for Prescription Drug Addicts on Staten Island (Photos)

D-Day near for prescription drug addicts on Staten Island (photos)

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Ms. Chirico stopped stocking oxycodone at Annadale Family Pharmacy in April 2010 after a robber passed her teenage daughter a threatening note over the pharmacy counter, and demanded the drug. That robber, authorities later found out, was helping …
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Wisconsin Looks To Join Neighboring States In Monitoring Prescription Drugs

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Wisconsin wants to expand its prescription drug monitoring program to share information with bordering states and help prevent drug abuse. The Wisconsin … Dr. Mathew Horning is a family physician at the Chequamegon Clinic in Ashland. He says this …
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Broncos' Von Miller reportedly faces 6-game drug suspension

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ESPN, citing people it didn't identify, reported that Miller might have to sit out at least six games for violating the league's drug abuse policy. In that case, Miller's earliest possible game would be Oct. 20 at Indianapolis. Previously, it was …
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Drug agents: Heroin use rising

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Drug agents said heroin was a popular drug in the 1960s and 1970s and gave way to prescription painkillers. Now, according to a recent report in USA Today, as prescription painkillers are becoming more difficult to obtain, people addicted to …
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