Drug Abuse: Minn. Doctors Caught by Prescription Drug Abuse

Minn. doctors caught by prescription drug abuse
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Minnesota doctors say prescription drug abuse is a severe problem in the state and they often feel caught between patients who need pain medication and those who say they should do more to curb abuse.
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Minnesota doctors caught by prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – A woman spent two years going to garage sales then asking to use people's restrooms, just to steal their prescription drugs. Two 19-year-old men took turns jumping out of a moving vehicle, just to get a prescription for 30 Vicodin each time.
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OAS drug study eyes marijuana legalization
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — An Organization of American States study commissioned in response to calls by some Latin American leaders for rethinking the war on drugs advocates serious discussion of legalizing marijuana.        
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KEYC – Mankato News, Weather, Sports – – Minn. doctors caught by prescription drug abuse
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DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota doctors say prescription drug abuse is a severe problem in the state and they often feel caught between patients who need pain medication and those who say they should do more to curb abuse.
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