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A former University of Southern California (USC) assistant football coach stated in legal documents that he received prescriptions from team and university doctors he used to feed his addiction to painkillers, SportsIllustrated.com reported Monday.
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OxyContin and heroin are now being sold interchangeably on street corners, said Nils Frederiksen, a spokesman for the attorney general’s office in Pennsylvania. Oxycontin is a powerful narcotic painkiller that gives users a similar high to heroin.
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Healthcare workers in California who have abused drugs will face more stringent guidelines, the state said last week.
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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, 2009A 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 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.
