food and drug administration

Chris Evert Hosts a "who'S Who" of TV and Tennis

Chris Evert hosts a "who's who" of TV and Tennis

Filed under: Drug Abuse Denver

The weekend of tennis highlighted by a Charity Gala helps raise money for Evert's charity to help prevent drug abuse and neglect. Since 1989 the event has raised more than $ 20.6 million. Other celebrities who took part include comedian Jon Lovitz …
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Powerful new painkiller Zohydro stirs fears of overdose, addiction

Filed under: Drug Abuse Denver

Going against the recommendation of its own panel of outside advisers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a powerful, pure hydrocodone painkiller that lacks features to deter abuse. Law enforcement agencies and drug-addiction experts …
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Investigators Use 'Nasal Ranger' Smelloscope To Help Crack Down On Pot

Filed under: Drug Abuse Denver

In Denver, when a complaint is filed about marijuana odor in an area, the Department of Public Health's Ben Siller is called out with his field olfactometer to sniff around and see if the law has been broken. Siller told 7News that he's mostly called …
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Chiefs' Dwayne Bowe arrested, cited for speeding, pot possession in Riverside

Filed under: Drug Abuse Denver

Riverside police arrested Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe late Sunday for allegedly speeding and possessing more than 10 grams of marijuana, though Bowe might still play in this weekend's showdown in Denver against the Broncos. Dwyane … The NFL's …
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