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Some people have said the law's confusing ... There's nothing confusing about the illegal conduct they were doing. Everyone knows you can't sell pounds of marijuana out the back door to someone who's not sick. You can't sell OxyContin pills.
The epidemic of drug-addicted newborns really follows exactly from the spread of the pill mills, the ability to buy prescription drugs like OxyContin on the street, to get them on the Internet ... It's staggering to think of the financial, emotional and social costs of this problem.
When we found out our kids were addicted to heroin and OxyContin, it was as if we were beamed to another planet. We were living in a different reality ... As parents, if there are 99 pieces of evidence that this is going on, you'll cling to the one piece of evidence against it. I clung onto that for a long, long time.More quotes »
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Football could not save Chris Jacquemain and Tyler Campbell from painkiller addiction
View full sizeJohn Kuntz, The Plain DealerThe Campbell family, Wayne and Christy with their sons Ryan, 19, left, and Alex, 13, bottom, are photographed with a picture of their oldest son. Tyler, a former University of Akron football player, overdosed on from Cleveland Plain Dealer Read more »
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DUI Charged in West Virginia Coal Truck Accident
February 11, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ A recent head-on collision between two coal trucks was the result of one driver operating the vehicle under the influence of drugs, local law enforcement authorities reported. The driver charged with DUI, Joseph Webb, from 24-7PressRelease.com Read more »
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Killing the pain of opiate addiction
When we began this legislative session, I said that one of our priorities would be to face the growing crisis of opiate addiction in the commonwealth. In keeping true to that commitment, the Senate passed legislation Feb. 2 to address this very serious p from Cape Cod Online Read more »
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Make painkiller control Beacon Hill priority
Legislative leaders have launched a crackdown on the abuse of prescription painkillers. A bill unveiled in the state Senate on Tuesday would make it mandatory for all doctors who prescribe controlled substances, including legal painkillers such as OxyCon from The Sun Chronicle Online Read more »
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As painkiller addiction rises, stronger brand hits market
Two years ago, 28 percent of patients admitted to the Dawn Farm rehabilitation center in Ann Arbor had opiate addictions. Last year, that number rose to 55 percent, said Jim Balmer, president of the organization. "Opiates overall are dramatically on the from Utica Source/Advisor Newspaper Read more »
