Coateville police want your (prescription) drugs
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the increase in drug abuse prescribed opioid pain medication has an effect similar to the effects of heroin. The national organization said research now suggests the abuse of opioids is possibly …
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Patient drug history to be scrutinized before narcotics prescriptions
"This makes it quite clear that there's good information out there and that good prescribing should be supported by the best information and that we're saying, 'You have to do this,'" said Grant. "We can't turn our backs on patients in pain. That's a …
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A trip with a drug addicted driver in Vietnam
Before boarding a truck to drive to Laos to transport goods back to Vietnam, a Vietnamese driver and his assistant drank nearly an entire case of 24 330ml cans of beer, took drug pills in a motel room, and returned to the restaurant for a second round …
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Doctor testifies on behalf of heroin-addicted burglary suspect trying to use …
Doctor testifies on behalf of heroin-addicted burglary suspect trying to use drug abuse in insanity defense. Dr. Nicholas Kardaras says years of heroin abuse can lead addicts to a "primal state of compulsion." Kardaras was called on behalf of Scott …
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