Prescription Drug Abuse & Addiction: TakePart Live With Jacob Soboroff & Cara Santa Maria

Prescription Drug Abuse & Addiction: TakePart Live with Jacob Soboroff & Cara Santa Maria – Jacob Soboroff, Cara Santa Maria, Behind the Orange Curtain producer Natalie Costa, actor Mason Pryor and Dr. Matthew Torrington discuss prescription opioid …

Sacramento Police Suspect Elderly Woman Was Attacked For Prescription Drugs

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An elderly woman was attacked in what Sacramento Police are calling an attempted prescription drug theft. The attack happened in broad daylight on Aug. 30, and it has people on edge. The elderly woman in her 70s was walking …
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Police Bust Alleged Drug Ring That Halted Operations For Shabbat

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police have busted up an alleged ring of drug dealers who allegedly had been selling heroin, oxycodone and other drugs in southern Brooklyn – but had been shutting down operations every Friday evening to observe Shabbat. As …
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Complete review of drug problem needed

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Substance abuse is a terrible plague on our state and a growing problem nationally. West Virginia has one of the highest prescription drug overdose rates in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Thousands of babies in our state are …
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Clothing collection showcasing Adderall, Xanax and Vicodin criticized for …

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“These products make light of prescription drug abuse, a dangerous behavior that is responsible for more deaths in the United States each year than heroin and cocaine combined,” the organization said in a blog post published on Wednesday. The post also …
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