Rx Drug Abuse Propels Heroin Use, Too

Published September 24, 2012

Rx drug abuse propels heroin use, too

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Those who abuse prescription painkillers frequently learn that lesson first-hand. While the pain medications have the advantage … The rise of heroin's role in overdoses, deaths and drug-treatment incidents tracks with the explosion in use of …
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Racehorse vets caught between ethics and money

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AT TOP: Angela Yates, a veterinarian for the Indiana Horse Racing Commission, tries not to scare the horses as she collects blood samples at a private stable in Fairland, Ind. The more drugs horse-racing veterinarians prescribe, the more money they …
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Lawmakers here stories of abuse at Department of Child Services

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INDIANAPOLIS — A grandmother from Schererville, Ind., said Indiana Department of Child Services workers ignored her pleas to keep a baby away from her drug-addicted daughter and her abusive boyfriend. An Indianapolis woman who spent two years working …
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