Area Sentencings
Area sentencings
[rewrite]… of Class B felony conspiracy to deal in a narcotic drug, was sentenced to eight years with 394 days in jail, 1,066 days of in-home detention and the balance on probation with the conditions she complete and pay for drug and alcohol treatment, Re …[/rewrite]
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Mail memories: Headlines from history
[rewrite]Tests were being carried out in Harborough to detect dangerous date rape drugs used to spike people's drinks. More than 70 drinks in six different … Although none containd the drug, a lot of the 150 people interviewed during testing said they were …[/rewrite]
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Utah Governor Voices Support for Overdose Laws
Utah governor voices support for overdose laws
[rewrite]Under the measure, calling 911 for such a companion would work in favor of people charged in drug cases because courts would consider it a mitigating circumstance. The other bill stipulates that people acting in good … Joel Millard, executive …[/rewrite]
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Medical marijuana user suspended, ordered into rehab by NJ Transit …
[rewrite]A 57-year-old Newark man who uses medical marijuana in his treatment for end stage renal failure is suing after being suspended by his employer NJ Transit and ordered to drug rehab, according to a report in the Star-Ledger. Charlie Davis, who was a …[/rewrite]
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A Year Later, West Is Still a Long Way From Recovery
A year later, West is still a long way from recovery
[rewrite]After a methodical if slow start, West's nonprofit Long-Term Recovery Center has disbursed $ 1.6 million and will have exhausted its remaining $ 2 million by June or July. Then it will try to raise an additional $ 500,000 for more building materials, said …[/rewrite]
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Families suffer as heroin overdoses rise
[rewrite]"The bodies are piling up faster than the coroners' offices can take care of all of them," said Jan Scaglinone, a pharmacist with the Drug and Poison Information Center of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The Butler County … His parents …[/rewrite]
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Paranoid About “Swine Flu”!?
Question by Summer Oggero: Paranoid about “Swine Flu”!?
[rewrite]Has the “swine flu” had any Illinois cases yet? I heard that this morning, Wednesday, April 29, 2009, our first case of swine flu happened in Chicago IL! Did it really.
Also, how did the swine flu start?
i have alot of questions sorry.
but, what states have swine flu?
when should swine flu be arriving at illinois?
have they found a cure for swine flu yet?
how many people have died from swine flu?
what are the symptoms of swine flu?
should i be paranoid?
is it the end of the world (seriously)?
Heroin Epidemic Younger, Whiter
Heroin epidemic younger, whiter
[rewrite]State surveys of treatment centers also show that this epidemic has become far whiter and younger than it was in the 1970s or even a decade ago. … In northwest Ohio, heroin-related deaths more than doubled last year — to 80, from 31 in 2012. Even so …[/rewrite]
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The politics of addiction
[rewrite]That's a prudent investment, as Ohio's opioid epidemic generates more than $ 3 billion a year in medical, productivity, treatment, and other social costs, the Children's Safety Network reports. By contrast, House … Most public treatment centers …[/rewrite]
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