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SF Forum Takes Up Prescription Drug Addiction Issue

SF forum takes up prescription drug addiction issue

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KGO) — Prescription drug abuse is fueling a San Francisco Bay Area crime wave. There has been a huge spike in pharmacy robberies including one on Tuesday at the A.G. Pharmacy in San Francisco. In all, there have been …
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Poisoning From Prescription Drug Abuse is 100% Preventable

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Yolanda Reese-Brooks: Father-of-Four Who Allowed His 360-Pound Bedridden

Yolanda Reese-Brooks: Father-of-four who allowed his 360-pound bedridden

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Michael Dewayne Brooks, 38, of Warren, Michigan, was charged with second degree abuse of a vulnerable adult after ignoring Yolanda Reese-Brooks, 40, his partner of 20 years and mother of his four children. Emergency … Brooks will instead serve a term …
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Nevada Bill SB 75 Would Create Liability for Addictive Drugs

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In Wake of Son's Overdose Death, Woman Calls for New Attitude Toward Addiction

In wake of son's overdose death, woman calls for new attitude toward addiction

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Cole overdosed on a drug that health experts feared would rise in prominence when OxyContin was taken off the shelves, replaced with harder-to-abuse OxyNeo. It's difficult to track … “Pain is really a block and these medications help us a lot. We …
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Boy calls 911 after dad, grandma overdose on heroin

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Officers Receive in-Depth Lesson on Prescription Medication Abuse

Officers receive in-depth lesson on prescription medication abuse

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A group of Maine police officers went back to school on Thursday and spent the day learning about how to better deal with prescription drug abuse and trafficking. Purdue Pharma L.P, FBI-LEEDA and the Portland Police Department hosted the full-day …
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Lawmakers focus on babies with addictions

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UI to Develop Treatment for Underserved Groups

UI to develop treatment for underserved groups

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The University of Iowa has been selected to work with medical providers around the country to reform how American Indians and Alaska Natives are treated for addiction. The school's … The five-year grant will help the center …
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Life behind an inch of glass

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