Investigators: Accidental overdoses on the rise
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(US) S system were methadone and oxycodone. (Mon Oct 06 23:35:02 2008 PDT)
Employee admits stealing drugs
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She also admitted to officers with the Frederick Police Department that she'd been stealing morphine, hydrocodone and oxycodone for about a month, Swanson said. She also admitted... (Mon Oct 06 23:19:49 2008 PDT)
Ex-deputy gets drug sentence
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(US) Balducci had pleaded guilty in April to two counts of selling the prescription painkiller Oxycodone and unlawful possession of silencers. ... (Mon Oct 06 23:04:47 2008 PDT)
Discovering drugs, biofuels in tropical seas
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(US) Named the Harvard Foundation's 2007 Scientist of the Year, his work led to development of Ziconotide, a commercial drug considered more effective than morphine in blocking out extreme pain. (Mon Oct 06 23:04:47 2008 PDT)
The truth of her lonely, frightened face
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(Canada) She bounced back and made the cover of US magazine, successfully spinning whatever is plaguing her in a salubrious way, in spite of persistent rumours of cocaine and Vicodin addiction. She bounced back and made the cover of US magazine, successfully spinning whatever is plaguing her in a s... (Mon Oct 06 22:49:38 2008 PDT)
Doctors' Free Prescription Drug Samples may Be Hazardous for Kids
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(US) Two of the top 15 sample medications given to children were schedule II controlled substances (drugs controlled and monitored by the Drug Enforcement Agency due to high potential for abuse). (Mon Oct 06 22:19:15 2008 PDT)
UK school girl suspended for giving teachers hash cakes
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The school works hard to educate its pupils about the dangers and implications of drug abuse and will not tolerate any behaviour of this kind.". (Mon Oct 06 22:05:30 2008 PDT)