As pills killed kids, Florida shrugged

As pills killed kids, Florida shrugged
Pain doctors asked few questions as they dispensed thousands of prescriptions for narcotics each day to drug tourists from as far away as Canada, as well as to locals, often under the guise of treating suspect injuries. As the drug trade prospered …
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Investigation reveals e-cigarette smokers may inhale metal
"The way an e-cigarette works is it heats up a mixture of nicotine, propylene glycol and other chemicals and that heated mixture becomes an aerosol which is inhaled deeply into your lungs to deliver the addictive drug nicotine,” he said. He and other …
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TV Prescription Drug Ads—Friend or Foe? Novus Medical Detox Encourages …
Novus Medical Detox, one of the only Florida-based detox centers serving high-dosage drug abuse patients, encourages the FDA's oversight, as the advertisements could be contributing to widespread addiction. Novus officials … Because the addictive …
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Innocents Lost: How Florida can learn lessons from Alabama
They are our cherished responsibility,” said Armstrong, also director of the Mailman Center for Child Development. Last week, after reading part one of the Herald's investigative series on 477 child deaths, “Innocents Lost,” state Sen. … a 10-year …
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