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- Rising pain pill use taking deadly toll [The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review] 30 Nov 2009 00:32 GMT
... a fatal attraction. In the past decade, drug deaths attributed to pain medication have skyrocketed. ... -- typically prescribed drugs such as methadone, oxycodone or fentanyl -- have more than tripled ... combination of drugs. Acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain treatment, often is involved, Krenzelok said. In 2008, ...
- Rising pain pill use taking deadly toll [Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.] 29 Nov 2009 20:11 GMT
... a fatal attraction. In the past decade, drug deaths attributed to pain medication have skyrocketed. ... -- typically prescribed drugs such as methadone, oxycodone or fentanyl -- have more than tripled ... combination of drugs. Acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain treatment, often is involved, Krenzelok said. In 2008, ...
- Rising pain pill use taking deadly toll 29 Nov 2009 05:23 GMT
... a fatal attraction. In the past decade, drug deaths attributed to pain medication have skyrocketed. ... -- typically prescribed drugs such as methadone, oxycodone or fentanyl -- have more than tripled ... combination of drugs. Acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain treatment, often is involved, Krenzelok said. In 2008, ...
- Athletes' drug tests all clean 29 Nov 2009 06:55 GMT
... the Juneau School District's new mandatory random drug testing program has faced hurdles, the 25 ... The urine test is for tobacco, marijuana, oxycodone, cocaine, opiates, methamphetamines and benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines are ... parents would then be notified by a medical review officer at the lab where the ...
- Meth declines in area, but other drugs rising to take its place 29 Nov 2009 02:54 GMT
... largely to the efforts of the Tri-City Drug Task Force, an interagency program focusing on ... passed a law controlling the sale of medications with pseudoephedrine -- an ingredient used in ... cocaine and illegally used prescription drugs, like oxycodone and hydrocodone. Rather than obtaining the latter ...
- Kin mourn dad who died in cop custody 29 Nov 2009 05:35 GMT
... a.m. Thursday. Police found 15 mg of Oxycodone, for which Howe had a prescription, in ... an investigation.” The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy, but a cause ...
- Finding home on the road 29 Nov 2009 09:55 GMT
... sciatic nerve. Before that, he had a renovation and landscaping business in Winnipeg but drugs like oxycodone and morphine got in the way, and when he kicked those, depression set in ...
- Police say drug crimes have diminished in East Beckley area 27 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... Police say drug crimes have diminished in East Beckley area ... problem, the drug unit says it's prescription medication — specifically OxyContin or Oxycodone — that's sweeping the area. “The state ...
- Update:Beckley Drug Bust 25 Nov 2009 16:13 GMT
... 2005; 12:02 AM A number of suspected drug dealers are behind bars after a crack ... mainly crack-cocaine. Police also seized around 3,000 pills on Quarry Street, including oxycodone, zanex and percaset. The street value of ...
- Traffic stop results in drug charges 26 Nov 2009 06:53 GMT
... possession of scheduled III narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of hydrocodone without a prescription. ... said he had a prescription bottle containing oxycodone and loratab in the console between the ... A search of the vehicle revealed a pill bottle containing 11 oxycodone pills and 27 ...
- Psychiatrist in drug probe gives up license 24 Nov 2009 07:16 GMT
... Psychiatrist in drug probe gives up license Originally published November ... on Jan. 15, 2008, they found recycled oxycodone, diazepam, lorazepam and temazepam, according to a ... or establishing a medical need for the treatments. Funk told investigators that he recycled old ...
- El Cajon psychiatrist surrenders medical licen... 24 Nov 2009 02:36 GMT
... after investigators said he collected unused prescription drugs, including addictive pain pills, from some patients ... on Jan. 15, 2008, they found recycled Oxycodone, Diazepam, Lorazepam and Temazepam, according to a ... or establishing a medical need for the treatments. Funk told investigators that he recycled old ...
- Treatments available for painful foot, leg condition of diabetics 24 Nov 2009 23:20 GMT
... Treatments available for painful foot, leg condition of ... A recent study suggested that the opiate oxycodone should be used for severe pain. A ... on the legs to decrease pain. Two drugs actually may treat the condition instead of ...
- Madison drug arrests made in statewide sweep 25 Nov 2009 18:30 GMT
... Madison drug arrests made in statewide sweep Two Madison ... and agents with Operation Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment and Education (UNITE) made the arrests earlier ... on the charges in August after selling oxycodone pills and heroin to a cooperating witness ...
- St. Johns evidence tech charged, fired after drugs go missing 26 Nov 2009 06:37 GMT
... paperwork and was told Robinson took the drugs for personal use. Mulligan said he did ... canal specialist who works on St. Johns Medical Park Drive, said his phones have been ... Enforcement. Investigators said Croslin obtained about 300 Oxycodone and Hydrocodone pills from three different physicians ...
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