NYPD to Try GPS in 'Bait Bottles' to Track Drug Thieves

Published January 15, 2013

NYPD to try GPS in 'bait bottles' to track drug thieves

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, accidental overdose deaths from prescription pain-relievers have quadrupled since 1999. Their increased use has also led to a jump in holdups of pharmacies. The DEA says armed robberies of drug stores …
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GPs urged to tackle drug–abuse patients

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Parents and spouses should also be encouraged to seek help from GPs for relatives who abuse drugs, with patient confidentiality protecting them from police intervention. The doctors' union, claimed that the harm caused by drug addiction was being …
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Beware of drugs; they can ruin your life

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For the last five years, mairungi, internationally known as khat, has been his bread and butter because it helps him beat hunger and stay awake. Indeed … Warsame migrated to Uganda in 2007 after the Somalia civil war robbed him of his parents and …
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