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Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side

In demand in clinics and on the street, ‘Bupe’ can be a savior or a menace.
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Special report: Addicted nurses keep licenses

Some nurses continue to steal narcotics or practice while impaired under state monitoring that’s supposed to stop them.
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How Sunrise police make millions selling drugs

"Police in this suburban town best known for its sprawling outlet mall have hit upon a surefire way to make millions. They sell cocaine."
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Extra Extra Monday: Faking the grade, mug shots online, pharma payments and the politics of mental health care

How Sunrise police make millions selling drugs | Sun Sentinel"Police in this suburban town best known for its sprawling outlet mall have hit upon a surefire way to make millions. […]
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VA’s opiate overload feeds veterans’ addictions, overdose deaths

Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the agency charged with helping veterans recover from war instead masks their pain with potent drugs, feeding addictions and contributing to a fatal overdose rate […]
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Use only as directed

“About 150 Americans a year die by accidentally taking too much acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. The toll does not have to be so high.” Read the stories from […]
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Some pharmacists get their licenses back despite history of drug abuse

"A Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting examination of state pharmacy board records showed that during the last ten years, 16 Maine pharmacists had their licenses revoked by the state […]
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Portland drug informant's cases fall apart after questions about his credibility, whereabouts

"Police and prosecutors say checks-and-balances ensure the integrity of the system. But defense attorneys -- whose clients faced years in prison because of Jackson's work -- say police wasted thousands […]
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Taken

A New Yorker article states: "The basic principle behind asset forfeiture is appealing. It enables authorities to confiscate cash or property obtained through illicit means, and, in many states, funnel […]
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Suffolk street gang said to be recruiting as young as 9

According to a Newsday report, “a North Bellport street gang that calls itself the "Natural Born Killers" is recruiting children as young as 9 years old to join the group, […]
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