Drug Abuse: Calif. Treasurer's Wife Arrested on Drug Charges

Calif. treasurer's wife arrested on drug charges
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Nadia Lockyer, the estranged wife of state Treasurer Bill Lockyer and a former Alameda County supervisor, was charged with drug possession and child abuse after police found her with methamphetamine in an Orange County house where she was staying with her 9-year-old son, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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EDITORIAL – Dangerous fallout remains for prescription drug abuse
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Pharmacy robberies are at an all-time high this year, the latest reverberation of what has become one of Maine’s most far-reaching criminal and medical issues – prescription drug abuse.
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Estranged Wife Of Calif. State Treasurer Charged With Drug Possession, Child Abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Nadia Lockyer, the estranged wife of state Treasurer Bill Lockyer and a former Alameda County supervisor, was charged Wednesday with drug possession and child abuse, according to prosecutors.
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Report: County is near top for drug abuse
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It came as no surprise to Jackson County's narcotics officers and addiction treatment specialists that the region ranks high in Oregon in meth and prescription drug abuse.
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