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  • Study Examines Risk Taking Habits of Performance-Enhancer Using Athletes

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    November 25, 2009

    There are a number of reasons why college athletes will turn to performance-enhancing substances. What these athletes may not realize is that they may also be at a heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs.

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  • CA Healthcare Workers who Have Abused Drugs to Face Tougher Guidelines

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    November 24, 2009

    Healthcare workers in California who have abused drugs will face more stringent guidelines, the state said last week.

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  • Cost of Pain Reliever Abuse in the U.S.

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    It is very easy to develop an addiction to pain relievers, as evidenced by the growing number of people with a pain reliever abuse problem in the United States. Based on information from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health, there were 4 to 5 million American using pain relievers for nonmedical purposes annually.

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  • Prescription Drug Abuse Rampant in North Carolina’s Columbus County

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    November 18, 2009

    North Carolina’s Columbus County was found to dispense the most prescription drugs in the entire state on a per capita basis. Columbus County Sheriff Chris Batten said prescription drug trafficking has surpassed the county’s cocaine and marijuana problem.

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  • Louisiana Doctor Arrested for Illegally Obtaining Prescription Medication

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    November 17, 2009

    A doctor in Houma, Louisiana, has been accused of illegally obtaining medicine by writing his own prescriptions to feed his addiction to painkillers. David Caletri, 49, an oncologist, treats cancer patients at his practice in Houma. The Associated Press reports that he said he turned himself in to police Friday after being contacted by officers.

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  • Kansas City Teens Turning to Heroin from Prescription Drugs

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    November 13, 2009

    Kansas City teenagers are increasingly getting hooked on prescription painkillers and eventually turning to heroin. About 18 months ago, police officers in Johnson County started finding that more and more victims of heroin overdose were high-school students.

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