Prescription-Drug Battle Fuels Rise in Heroin Use
Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use
Gil Kerlikowske, who took over as President Barack Obama's drug czar in 2009, said the connection between prescription drugs and heroin "was not on the radar screen" during most of Obama's first term and that he "didn't do everything I should have" to …
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Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use in US The Drug War
State and federal officials have pressed their campaign against prescription-drug abuse with urgency, trying to contain a scourge that kills more than 16,000 people each year. The crackdown has helped reduce … John Walters, who ran the Office of …
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Criminal Court, March 10, 2014
"If you keep violating the terms of this supervision, this case is going to go on forever," Russell warned Shoup. … At that time, Russell sentenced him to serve 20 days to 23 months in prison, pay costs, a $ 150 fine, $ 100 to the Substance Abuse …
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Drug raids — Police arrested 16 people during dawn drug raids in Salford.
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