DA: Drug overdose deaths staggering
******************************
berkshireeagle - (US) DA: Drug overdose deaths staggering - Berkshire Eagle Online DA: Drug overdose deaths staggering The number of people who have died of drug overdoses in Massachusetts from 2002 through 2007 is nearly 41 times as many as the number of servicemen and women from the state who died in Afghanistan and Iraq over the same span. (Sat Nov 07 05:35:21 2009 PST) [also berkshireeagle3603]
Read
******************************
lemarssentinel - (US) A 39-year-old Akron man was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison after admitting to giving methadone to an 18-year-old in return for marijuana on two occasions. (Fri Nov 06 22:43:48 2009 PST)
Dynamite in bed - and ruthless out of it. Lynne, the gold-digger who tricked Peter Sellers' family out of his millions - Mail Online
******************************
dailymail - (UK) Just trying to keep up with her will kill the silly bugger,' warned Spike Milligan, who believed Lynne was also encouraging Sellers's drinking and growing cocaine habit. ... (Fri Nov 06 16:34:02 2009 PST)
Posted 10 hours ago
******************************
nugget - (Canada) The North Bay Police Service have arrested a number of people for drug trafficking and possession of narcotics through an investigation after an accidental overdose in the city. (Fri Nov 06 15:51:21 2009 PST) [also nugget.ca4454]
Couple held in death of child
******************************
courierpress - (US) DEA, police make 10 arrests Edwards County Resident Judge David Frankland found probable cause this morning to bind Joshua and Crystal Nash over to trial on charges r... (Fri Nov 06 11:19:46 2009 PST)
Teenagers caught with pills
******************************
concordmonitor - (US) Nicole Soroko, who manages the Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment program for Child and Family Services, a private nonprofit organization, said her office has seen an increase in kids being treated for abuse of prescription drugs. Nic... (Thu Nov 05 22:34:48 2009 PST)
Prescription for disaster: State commission looking at epidemic of opiate ...
******************************
milforddailynews - (US) Confirmed drug overdoses in Plymouth County between Jan. 1 and Oct. 19: And it was those drugs —. That were in the 29-year-old’. S prescription monitoring program to identify patients who are trying to get drugs from different doctors and doctors who are over-prescribing certain types of drugs. (Thu Nov 05 10:20:53 2009 PST)