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Pharmacist Apologizes After Accidental Methadone Prescription Nearly Kills Boy
pix11.com | @jamesfordtvThe family of a 7 year-old is suing, after he almost died when a drug mixup by his pharmacy left him accidentally overdosed on the wrong medication. The pharmacist's mea culpa may not be nearly enough to avoid legal action and the threat of losing his...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, East Tremont, Food and Drug Administration, Methylphenidate, Social Sciences
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Man sentenced on felony drug charge
An Aberdeen man was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison on a felony drug charge. Shawn A. Duffy, 35, was found guilty by a Brown County jury last month of unauthorized possession of methadone and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was acquitted...Tags: Judges, Trials, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prescription Drugs
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Man sentenced for illegally distributing Rx drugs
SAN DIEGO -- A man who admitted illegally distributing thousands of prescription painkillers, including oxycodone, methadone and morphine, was sentenced Monday to five months in custody and seven months in a residential re-entry center. John Francis...
Tags: Prosecution, Economy, Business and Finance, Drugs and Medicines, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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5-year-old ingests methadone; father gets arrested
A 28-year-old Severn man was arrested on multiple gun and drug charges Tuesday after paramedics responded to his home and found his 5-year-old son had ingested methadone, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Paul Kristopher Brooks, of the 1200...Tags: Heroin, Methamphetamine (drug), University of Maryland Medical Center, Drug Trafficking
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Drew Peterson trial updates: No ruling on mistrial today
Chicago Tribune reportersContinual coverage of the trial of Drew Peterson for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. -------------------- 4:50 p.m. Glasgow defends integrity An angry Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow stopped briefly to speak with the...Tags: Prosecution, Stacy Peterson, Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Woman pleads guilty to vehicular manslaughter for causing 2011 fatal accident near Bel Air
A 28-year-old Harford County woman accused of causing a fatal accident near Bel Air in July 2011 has pleaded guilty to a single count of manslaughter by motor vehicle, the county state's attorney said, and will serve a prison term of five years. Nicole...
Tags: Prosecution, Motorvehicle Accidents, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Justice System, Transportation Accidents
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Misuse of painkillers could land man in prison
The trial of an Aberdeen man accused of improperly possessing the prescription painkiller methadone began Wednesday morning. Shawn A. Duffy, 35, is also charged with keeping a place for the sale and use of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia....Tags: Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Prescription Drugs
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Aberdeen man guilty of two drug charges, acquitted of another
A Brown County jury today found an Aberdeen man guilty of two of the three drug-related charges he faced. The jury of 10 women and two men deliberated for about an hour and 20 minutes before determining that Shawn A. Duffy, 35, was guilty of unauthorized...Tags: Trials, Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prescription Drugs
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Deputies: Parents' pill popping led to infant's death; 2-year-old also tested positive for drugs
FloriDUHIf you're a pill-popping parent who believes that you can handle everything just fine — then think again. Here's another tragic reason pain pills and parenting don't mix. A Port Charlotte couple, Amber Rose Landry, 29, and Scott Paul Landry, 31,...Tags: Pneumonia, Emergency Health Procedures, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Abusive Behavior, Heart Failure
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Two youngsters taken to the hospital after ingesting drugs
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsTwo Wichita youngsters are taken to the hospital, one of them remains in serious condition, after taking medicines that were left out. One of the children is a two-year-old boy who drank some unknown prescription medication while his parents were...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Hospitals and Clinics
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LAX passenger arriving from Iran hid opium in rice cooker, feds say
L.A. NOWA rice cooker and jar seized from an airline passenger arriving from Iran contained an unexpected surprise: $110,000 worth of opium, federal authorities said.... -
Peterson judge set to rule on 3rd mistrial motion
For the third time in three weeks, there’s a motion for a mistrial in the Drew Peterson murder trial. Judge Ed Burmilla is considering it after a day of explosive testimony. The call for mistrial came after a prosecutor asked a question that Judge...
Tags: Prosecution, Judges, Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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