Potent New Painkiller Stokes Alarm in US – Rappler

Potent new painkiller stokes alarm in US – Rappler


Rappler

Potent new painkiller stokes alarm in US
Rappler
PAINKILLER? Andrew Kolodny, president of the group Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, says the approval of a drug that is going to make a serious problem 'worse' is 'shocking.' Image from drugfree.org. WASHINGTON DC, USA – A potent new 

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NKY asks McConnell for federal help to combat heroin – Cincinnati.com


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NKY asks McConnell for federal help to combat heroin
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FLORENCE – When a prescription drug abuse epidemic was sweeping through Kentucky just a few years ago, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Louisville helped bring federal attention and resources to the problem. Northern Kentucky now hopes
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DC firefighter charged with filling fake prescriptions – WTOP

DC firefighter charged with filling fake prescriptions
WTOP
WASHINGTON – A D.C. firefighter was arrested for filling fake prescriptions at a Maryland grocery while wearing his uniform Friday. He was the second D.C. firefighter arrested in uniform this week. The arrests come on the heels of a scathing report
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Could Arizona legalize marijuana? Two groups want issue on ballot – Cronkite News

Could Arizona legalize marijuana? Two groups want issue on ballot
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PHOENIX – When Scott Cecil wound up facing a felony charge for possessing marijuana for his own use, he started to think the so-called war on drugs was targeting the wrong people. “It really made me realize there are hundreds of thousands If it

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