Heroin Making Inroads in Ky.'s Pain Pill Country

Heroin making inroads in Ky.'s pain pill country

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They cracked down on the prescribers, set up an electronic system to track pills and clogged up a pipeline that had roots in Florida. As those efforts … Bill Mark, head of the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force in Burlington, was surprised the first … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

Homework saves lives – Homework Can Help Save Lives

Painkiller addiction sweeping the US

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Apart from the sheer scale of the crisis, the profile of victims is striking. Unlike the crack cocaine epidemic of the 80s and early 90s that wrought havoc particularly among younger African Americans, those who succumb to a prescription pill overdose … Read more on The Hindu

5-Hour Energy Linked To 13 Deaths, 30 Life-Threatening Incidents Since 2008 …

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According to an article in Pediatrics close to half the 5,448 reported caffeine overdoses in 2007 were in people under the age of 19. Note: This piece has been updated with a response from 5-Hour Energy. Language has ….. A person i used to work with … Read more on Huffington Post