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  A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that binge drinking is on the rise for U.S.

  Prescription Painkiller Overdose Rates Rising: What is the Link to Mental Health?

  By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on February 1, 2012 - 6:43am
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  I wrote an EmpowHER article about Florida's so-called pill mills several months ago.

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  Florida's Pill Mills Finally Being Shut Down

  By Susan Cody HERWriter Guide on September 5, 2011 - 4:59pm
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  A drug given to overdose patients has been recalled because it contains particulates that could be dangerous.

  Caffeine & Sodium Benzoate Injection Recalled

  By Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter on May 7, 2011 - 10:10am
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  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The high-profile manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's personal doctor was delayed on Monday until September at the request of defense attorneys.

  Michael Jackson doctor trial delayed to September

  on May 3, 2011 - 7:23am
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  Several documentaries and news stories have come to light recently about the explosion of "pain management centers that supply patients with pain relief medications".

  Pill Mills: The New Drug Dealers on the Block

  By Susan Cody HERWriter Guide on April 25, 2011 - 8:25am
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  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's anti-drug czar said on Monday a U.N.

  Russia raps UN for flourishing Afghan heroin trade

  on February 14, 2011 - 11:01am
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  Spending the evening in the tub with soft music and a glass of wine isn’t exactly on the minds of people buying a new product labeled as bath salts.

  Authorities Moving Fast: Deadly Designer Drug Being Sold Legally as “Bath Salts”

  Impacted 1 Lives By Susan Cody HERWriter Guide on February 2, 2011 - 10:12am
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  Imagine going from being homeless with a drug addiction to earning a graduate degree and being successful in the eyes of society.

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  Meet Brenda Combs: A Former Drug-Addicted Homeless Woman Now Pursuing A Graduate Degree

  Impacted 3 Lives By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on January 19, 2011 - 12:38pm
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  Cocaine users in the United States may also be ingesting a dangerous drug used to deworm horses, San Francisco health officials say.

  U.S. Cocaine Laced With Deadly Horse Drug

  on December 31, 2009 - 7:33am
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  What do they have in common? Accidental prescription drug poisoning.

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  Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger And 20,000 Americans

  By Monica Zangwill MD MPH on July 7, 2009 - 11:10am