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USATO2008 10 22 Prescription drug abuse hits Mo. Army unit hard2008 10 21 Dozens gather to remember those who died of drug overdoses2008 10 20 Prescription for danger2008 10 20 U Medical School plan2008 9 24 Published in Sunday, September 27, 19922008 9 23 Prescription for change - Tue, Sep 23, 2008 9 20 Study Finds Few Pain Doctors Face Criminal Prosecutions2008 9 20 Accused Pharmacy Robber Faces More Charges2008 9 18 Prescription abuse can cause harm to all those involved 2008 9 18 In Southwest Florida the deadliest drugs are legal2008 9 18 Do methadone prescriptions do more harm than help2008 9 17 Should OxyContin, Vicodin, ... be easily available to our children on the Internet2008 9 17 Oxycontin may hook teens more easily than adults Reuters2008 9 17 Huge stash of OxyContin found in man's underwear2008 9 7 USC fooball assistant Dave Watson on road to recovery2008 9 2 The Modern Marketing of Pain2008 8 25 new wave of drug deaths hits Southwest Florida 2008 8 22 The Illegality of Legal Drugs MUST READ 2008 8 18 Son dead of overdose; father charged in drug robbery2008 8 17 Methadone Rises as a Painkiller With Risks - NYTimes2008 8 17 F.D.A. Weighs Training to Dispense Narcotics - NYTimes2008 8 14 Database proposed to stop Rx drug trafficking West Palm Beac2008 8 14 CASA 2008 Teen Survey2008 8 10 Learn to Cope reaches out to families of jail inmates2008 8 8 College bound kids pack new item -- chemical dependency 2008 8 7 - 52 public employees named as OxyContin scam suspects 2008 8 7 Modern Pain Killers2008 8 5 Seattle investigator charged with stealing drugs from dead 2008 8 4 When Prescriptions Do More Harm Than Good2008 7 30 Want Pills For Cheap Come To South Fla. 2008 7 30 US grapples with rising prescription drug addiction 2008 7 28 Rapid Rise seen in fatal medication errors at home2008 7 28 Titan Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results2008 7 24 Top 7 Dangerous Drugs2008 7 24 Ledger lessons are lost2008 7 23 Prescription for Addiction Part IV2008 7 22 Prescription for Addiction Part III2008 7 21 Prescription for Addiction Part II2008 7 20 Prescription for Addiction Part I2008 7 18 Jailed doctor's office had party atmosphere2008 7 17 Patients Praise Doctor Arrested On Drug Charges2008 7 16 - Tragic for people to continue to die2008 7 16 Learn to Cope wins state funding again to help fight heroin 2008 7 12 Mixed progress for bupe -- baltimoresun2008 7 10 Medicated to Death2008 7 9 Narcotics Sold Online, No Rx Needed2008 7 9 Abuses Are Found in Online Sales of Medication - NYTimes2008 7 8 Officials urge action on painkiller abuse - Las Vegas Sun2008 7 7 Rising use of painkillers taking deadly toll - Las Vegas Sun2008 7 7 The painful truth about Nevada Part I2008 6 25 Hope for people addicted to opioids2008 6 23 Parents speak out on son's death West Palm Beach, Boca Rat2008 6 18 Top drugs on street now Rx2008 6 18 Man admits robbing families known to be attending funerals2008 6 17 Florida Medical Examiners- Drugs identified in Deceased Persons2008 6 16 US WorldMeds Completes Phase III Trial of Lofexidine for Tre2008 6 16 Man with Machete robs store2008 6 14 Legal Drugs Kill Far More Floridians than Illicit Ones2008 6 13 The White House returns to Stroking Fears about Potent Pot2008 6 12 Restaurant owner accused of selling drugs with oysters2008 6 12 Sammamish firefighters hope triathalon will get anti-drug fu2008 6 11 Pain and King start the countdown2008 6 11 Guilty pleas entered in overdose of 17 yr old2008 6 10 Women found in suitcase was pregnant- 2008 6 10 Detective- 'pharm' parties on the rise2008 6 9 Heroin addiction is on the rise in New York State2008 6 7 Parents charged in baby's death2008 6 6 Marianne Skolek-Battling Purdue Pharma2008 6 6 Beg, rob, steal --2008 6 2 Isreal's Dr. Wash claims to cure opiate addiction in 36 hours2008 6 1 The Fatal Chemical Reaction2008 6 1 Lack of funding, space hinders help for addicts -- South Flo2008 5 30 We must kick our methadone habit2008 5 30 Spray Saving Addicts2008 5 30 Drugs not the whole story in Benoit tragedy2008 5 29 Man charged with dealing out of Walgreens bathroom2008 5 29 Rehabbing- abstinence vs. methadone2008 5 29 Carrollton physician facing more charges of overprescribing 2008 5 28 Durect ramps up Remoxy manufacturing2008 5 26 Union Twp. Police Find $500K In Drugs Inside Car - KYPost2008 5 26 Tip Leads To 3 Arrests, $800,000 In Drugs - Print This Story2008 5 24 Pasco County Sweetbay pharmacy robbed WFTS-TV First in HD2008 5 19 Lenient Climate For Painkillers Adds To Florida's Heartache2008 5 18 - Safer painkiller sought2008 5 18 Prescriptions supplanting illegal substances as drugs of cho2008 5 18 Overdoses lead to search for safer painkillers - St. Petersb2008 5 14 Justins Bill -harder to get addictive drugs online2008 5 14 Families of fallen addicts hope to save other lives - Easton2008 5 13 Back Pain - Treatment Options - Health - New York Times2008 5 13 -16 Die Of Drug Overdoses In Barrow County - Print This Story2008 5 10 The Lollipop that can Kill2008 5 9 Prescription drug addiction has unlikely victims2008 5 9 New Medication Shows Promise in Addiction Treatment2008 5 9 Drug deaths soar in Boston - The Boston Globe2008 5 7 The highs and lows of opiate abuse2008 5 6 Nearly 100 Arrested in College Drug Bust2008 5 6 FDA Panel Nixes 'Abuse-Proof' OxyContin2008 5 5 Concerns about New OxyContin2008 4 30 Stories Of OxyContin2008 4 23 Pharmacies targeted for OxyContin, Hydrocodone2008 4 23 First-ever Middle School Youth Congress gets lesson on drug 2008 4 20 Two mothers share the pain of lose and a common mission2008 4 17 Dilaudid- the Next Heroin2008 4 12 Crushed Dreams2008 4 12- Candy cocaine New flavor adds intensity to drug war2008 4 11 Strong Painkillers Only Moderately Effective Against Chronic2008 4 11 Man Threatins to Bomb Walgreens for OxyContin2008 4 11 Program helped doctors identify OxyContin abusers2008 4 10 US News- User Registry May Help Docs Stem Painkiller Abuse2008 4 10 Law could reduce doctor shopping2008 4 10 Prescription drugs need more oversight2008 4 8 Oxy execs targets of activism2008 4 7 Drug Rehab Takes a Look at Prescription Drug Abuse2008 4 4 Walgreens pulls drug from some Tampa Bay pharmacy shelves E-mail Walgreens: Support their decision to pull OxyContin2008 4 3 Drug poisoning deaths on the rise -page 12008 4 3 Drug Poisoning Deaths on the Rise2008 3 30 Abuse-resistant oxycodone primed for clinical trials2008 3 30 Efforts to track drugs are stuck2008 3 27 Ten Deadliest Drugs2008 3 24 AMNews2008 3 19 Walton County Physician Indicted and Arrested Tuesday2008 3 18 Tampa forum looks at prescription drug safety2008 3 17 Drug deaths surpass traffic fatalitites2008 3 17 Califano says U.S. is a 'high soci2008 3 16 Addicts, dealers plunder pharmacy shelves2008 3 15 Fighting the Online Drug Corner2008 3 14 Prescription Addiction Radio Show Airs Califano Interview2008 3 13 Some Walgreens Stop Carrying Popular Painkiller WFTS-TV 2008 3 11 Among students, illicit prescription drug u2008 3 6 New Generation Gap Emerges as Older Addicts Seek Help Serve2008 3 5 The Dangerous Drug OxyContin2008 3 3 Endo Pharmaceuticals- Investor Relations - News Release2008 3 ONDCP Drug Control Strategy 2008 3 1 Presidents Press Release Drug Control2008 3 1 Lansing State Journal Printable story2008 2 28 Who-is-to-blame-for-the-nationwide-epidemic-of-alcohol-and-drug-abuse2008 2 26 Teens Abusing Prescription Drugs2008 2 25 7 Berlin Students Face Criminal Charges -- Courant2008 2 23 Legal drugs, lethal access2008 2 23 What Addicts Need2008 2 18 Methadone Prescriptions02/18/08 Prescription Drug Abuse on the rise among suburban women02/17/08 Tragedy becomes cautionary tale02/17/08 Deadly Combination02/14/08 Clinton drug czar touts treatment, methadone clinics to lawn02/14/08 Keeping America Hooked on Drugs02/13/08 Parents in Orlando urge doctors to help curb painkiller abuse02/12/08 $86 Billion Spent on Back, Neck Pain02/12/08 Latest Prescription Drug Statistics Provide Compelling Reason for AddictsNewly released stats AMA- Serious Adverse Drug Reports02/10/08 The addict next door02/10/08 Pills take lethal local toll02/08/08 WPB County cracks down on ODs02/07/08 Rx drug cocktail 'accident' killed Heath Ledger02/06/08 Heath Ledger's death shows danger of mixing prescription pills02/01/08 New pill to help break addictions- Suboxone01/26/08 Speak Out- Public Health Suboxone01/25/08 Heath Ledger: Don't Mix Downs01/19/08 Davenport pharmacist pleads innocent to taking 9,000 painkiller pills01/17/08 Another pain medication proving deadly01/17/08 Methadone deaths surging01/16/08 Coroner sees rise in prescription overdoses01/16/08 A Drugged Nation Is Not Healthy01/15/08 Tampa Drug Bust Nets Over 66 Pounds of Heroin01/14/08 CESAR Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs01/12/08 Wasted Youth Update-Suboxone01/09/08 Killing consumers for the almighty dollar01/01/08 A Familiar Fiend -Painkillers01/02/08 DEA's Deadly Decision12/28/07 Doctor combats pull of drug reps12/28/07 Florida has a prescription problem12/28/07 Pain Pills easy to get, Hard to regulate12/28/07 Under attack, Drug Maker turns to Giuliani for help12/28/07 Crimes linked to abuse of legal drugs12/27/07 Getting a handle on drugs- Alabama12/22/07 Reid Breaks silence12/17/07 Prescription drug abuse a growing problem12/14/07 Rudy Giulianni Time Magazine12/14/07 She watched her daughter die12/11/07 Study: Painkillers still popular12/10/07 Where’s the Punishment for lying about OxyContin12/09/07 Effort takes aim at 'doctor shopping' in Florida12/04/07 Delray cop says prescription drug abuse out of control11/17/07 Pat Robertson, Giulianni support OxyContin Execs11/15/07 Prescription Drug Abuse Escalates11/04/07 Painkillers: Poisonings now kill more Americans than guns11/04/07 Overdosing leading death in West Virginia10/23/07 Human Cost of Prescription Drugs10/14/07 High School Junior dies at weekend party10/12/07 Mom still taking punches after son’s death in 200110/10/07 Ft. Myers High School Student faces drug charges09/28/07 FDA Takes Action to Stop Marketing of Unapproved Hydrocodone Products09/10/07 AMA- Serious Adverse Drug Reports09/13/07 Bereaved Mom hunts Purdue Pharm Execs09/07/07 Man charged as 'mule' due in Harrison court over $75G in OxyContin09/06/07 DEA arrests Doctor and Pharmacists 09/01/07 Who’s Judging drugs? 09/01/07 Drug case withholds comfort from some2007 08 23 DRUGS FOR PAIN SURGE IN FLORIDA Series2007 8 22 Americans hooked on painkillers2007 8 20 The Alchemy of OxyContin2007 8 20 Lax oversight has addicts flocking to Florida for painkillers2007 8 20 Statewide database could cut down on prescription drug abuse2007 7 21 OxyContin A Prescription Drug that Killed
