Von Miller: 'I don't have a substance–abuse problem'

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The linebacker, speaking with the Denver Post, said the suspension crawled by. "It hasn't gone by fast, though," … That's why his suspension wasn't for substance abuse (though he did test positive for marijuana in 2011 as a rookie). And the …
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Obamacare site failures surface at congressional hearing

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Parenting chat: Prescription drug use · 4 ways to monitor … Polis also wrote to Colorado's insurance commissioner asking why an average 40-year-old mountaintop resident would have to fork over $ 427.80 a month while counterparts in Denver would pay …
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NFL roundup: Jaguars' Blackmon suspended indefinitely

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Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon was suspended indefinitely by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy again, the team announced Friday. The suspension begins immediately, and Blackmon will miss the rest of the 2013 …
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Fallen NBA star warns North Pocono students about dangers of drugs

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Snorting his first line of cocaine at Boston College opened a door that fallen NBA star Chris Herren could not close for 14 years – long after his drug addiction cost him a once-promising career. The Denver Nuggets 1999 second-round pick told 1,500 …
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