At vigil, Clearwater woman will relate drug abuse's devastation of her family

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CLEARWATER — Coni Pappas is not and never was a drug addict. But for years, she suffered from the effects. She lost her marriage to cocaine. Later, she would lose a son. Pappas, 59, now waits for her surviving son to get out of rehab and prays that …
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Heroin & Drug Abuse Lessons Now Starting Young

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Manitowoc police say they've seen a dramatic spike in heroin and prescription drug abuse this year, averaging one prescription drug overdose death per month. Now police are trying to curb the problem by talking with kids as young as middle school about …
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Man with history of drug abuse sentenced 10 years for arson at autistic center

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Las Vegas, Nevada – 24 year old Samuel Powers sentenced 10 years followed by three years supervised release. Powers was also ordered to pay almost $ 80,000 in restitution at his sentencing hearing this Friday. Federal prosecutors say Powers forcibly …
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FDA seeks to curb abuse of prescription painkillers

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In fact, abuse of prescription medications is overtaking that of “street drugs” such as heroin and cocaine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spoke of a pain-pill overdose “epidemic” that cost 15,000 lives in the United States in …
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