Cleveland Clinic investigating woman for using aliases to get prescription drugs

Cleveland Clinic investigating woman for using aliases to get prescription drugs
The woman told police she had a drug problem and wanted to get help when confronted by police, records say. “I did it again,” records say she told investigators at the time. “I couldn't help myself.” Cleveland Clinic police then learned of the case …
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Deal in works to win LePage's support for drug that can stop heroin overdose
On Wednesday, however, Gideon said she had gotten word from the LePage administration that the governor would support a stripped-down version of the bill, which allows for family members of opiate addicts to be prescribed the drug. LePage would also …
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States begin to ban dangerous new FDA-approved painkiller
Officials in Vermont and Massachusetts are taking a stand against a powerful new prescription painkiller that is raising concerns about the possibility of an increase in accidental overdoses amid an ongoing, out-of-control drug problem in America. The …
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2012 Documentary Release – “Prescription Drug Epidemic: A Coalition’s Journey” — Documentary on a rural communities experience with the enormous surge in prescription drug deaths in Southwest Virginia. Appalachian Substance Abuse Coalitio…