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Documents Show Irsay Battled Rx Drug Abuse for Decades – WISH

Documents show Irsay battled Rx drug abuse for decades – WISH


WRTV Indianapolis
Documents show Irsay battled Rx drug abuse for decades
WISH
CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) – Colts owner Jim Irsay's arrest Sunday night on four felony counts of possession of a controlled substance follows a documented history of prescription drug abuse stretching back nearly two decades. Problems may have begun 
Prescription drug abuse an all-too-familiar storyIndianapolis Star

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Chris Brown: Kicked Out of Rehab for Touching Women, Refusing Drug Test … – the Hollywood Gossip

Chris Brown: Kicked Out of Rehab For Touching Women, Refusing Drug Test … – The Hollywood Gossip


Daily Mail
Chris Brown: Kicked Out of Rehab For Touching Women, Refusing Drug Test
The Hollywood Gossip
His anger management treatment was the only thing keeping him out of the slammer after his probation was revoked as a result of his D.C. assault arrest. Prosecutors wanted him jailed pending trial, but the judge allowed him to stay… Continue reading

Monmouth County on List of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate – Patch.com

Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate – Patch.com

Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate
Patch.com
As that list and this compilation show, drug abuse is no longer a scourge that's confined to the nation's crime-ridden areas. In some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases over the past year. In

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6 Die of Drug Abuse at Concert – New Straits Times

6 die of drug abuse at concert – New Straits Times


The Malaysian Insider
6 die of drug abuse at concert
New Straits Times
KUALA LUMPUR: SIX people died overdosing on drugs taken at the Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) 2014 in Bukit Jalil Stadium while three others are in critical condition. City police chief Senior Deputy Commissioner Datuk Mohmad Salleh said the nine, 
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Haley Creates Prescription Drug Abuse Panel – the State

Haley creates prescription drug abuse panel – The State


The State
Haley creates prescription drug abuse panel
The State
COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina had at least 225 prescription drug overdose deaths in 2011, but the state hasn't had a coordinated efforts to crack down on the problem. Gov. Nikki Haley wants that to change, and Friday she issued an executive order 
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United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are “Not Beneficial” – Drug Policy Alliance (Press Release) (Blog)

United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are “Not Beneficial” – Drug Policy Alliance (press release) (blog)

United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are "Not Beneficial"
Drug Policy Alliance (press release) (blog)
Vienna, Austria – Today, a key working group of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced the release of groundbreaking recommendations discouraging criminal sanctions for drug use. The Scientific Consultation Working Group on 

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