Pa. pastor's niece, boyfriend jailed in burglary

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Guthrie tells police he hopes his niece will seek treatment for the drug problem he believes fueled the burglary. Online court records don't list an attorney for Hirth and Kelly who were arrested in a stolen SUV on Saturday in neighboring Butler County.
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Bill seeks to soften marijuana penalties in Texas

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The Austin-based group favors full legalization but Schimberg says the HB 184 is a step in the right direction. “We are under … Peña said the bill will have a tough battle without a component to send users to rehab or other drug treatment programs …
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Study ties drug shortage to poorer cancer survival

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Young cancer patients who couldn't get a key medicine because of a national drug shortage were more likely to suffer a relapse than others who were able to get the preferred treatment, doctors report. It's the first evidence that a long-standing drug …
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4 charged in synthetic drug overdoses in ND, Minn.

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Other people reportedly required medical treatment from the batch of synthetic drugs. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Myers said earlier that one juvenile who took the drugs was hospitalized in intensive care "for quite some time." Timothy Purdon, the U …
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