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Dangers Posed By Prescription Drug Abuse By Kids
FOX 17 Senior Web ProducerTeen prescription drug abuse can devastate families, destroy marriages and can leave a child dead or severely disabled. Many parents would probably be shocked to hear that they may be their son or daughterÂ’s drug dealer. Aaron Rubin started abusing...Tags: Drug Use, Substance Abuse, Recreational Substance Use, Lifestyle and Leisure, Prescription Drugs
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Meningitis outbreak brings attention to treatment of back pain
Naomi Morgan reached her limit when her doctor recommended a third surgery for chronic back pain. Tired of being cut open only to have the pain return, Morgan, a 65-year-old nursing assistant, began looking for a less invasive and hopefully more...
Tags: General Practitioners, Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments, Stroke
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Why won't travel insurance cover my missed tour?
Carolyn Cluff's husband is injured in Portugal and he misses part of his tour. Now their travel insurance company is balking at paying their claim, even though their policy should cover them. How does she persuade the insurance company to reconsider? Q:...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Insurance, Allianz AG Holding, Portugal
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Teens recover from prescription drug abuse
Staff WriterLife is looking brighter for eight local teens who were rushed to the emergency room last week after ingesting prescription medication. All four Calexico teens that overdosed on prescription pills last Wednesday have been released from Rady Children&...Tags: Chemical Industry, Students, Teaching and Learning, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals
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Eight teen overdoses in a week
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterCALEXICO — Four teens are in critical condition after overdosing on the prescription medication Baclofen on Wednesday night. The teens, ranging in age from 14 to 17 years, were found floating in water in the spa section of an apartment complex in...Tags: Chemical Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Safety at School
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OD teens to be home soon
Staff WriterCALEXICO — The teens who overdosed on prescription medication here Wednesday night are in much more stable conditions, authorities said Friday. Three of the four teens who were hospitalized are now in stable conditions and off ventilators, with an...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Personal Service
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Our View: Teen prescription drug abuse hits home
Most of us have seen the commercials warning parents and other adult family members to safeguard their prescription medications from teenagers. Those warnings hit home this week when eight Imperial County teens in two cities and two separate cases...Tags: Drug Use, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Substance Abuse, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines
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More details released on Calexico teens overdose
Staff WritersMore details are being released about the four Calexico teens who overdosed on medication Wednesday night. Two boys and two girls were airlifted after taking 10-milligram pills of Baclofen, a muscle relaxant, said Calexico Police Chief Jim Neujahr. The... -
Chiropractor who illegally prescribed drugs pleads guilty
A Volusia County chiropractor accused of prescribing painkillers and muscle relaxers to patients using another doctor's name pleaded guilty to federal charges in Orlando on Tuesday. Joseph Wagner, who is prohibited from prescribing controlled...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Volusia County, Alprazolam (drug), Ridgewood, Trials
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Former Butcher Sentenced in Dismemberment Murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky
KTLA NewsBROOKLYN, NY (KTLA) -- A former butcher who plead guilty to kidnapping, killing and dismembering an 8-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Wednesday. The 36-year-old Aron admitted killing the child after the boy...Tags: Cyclobenzaprine (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Tylenol (drug), Punishment, Borough Park
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Low back pain usually can be managed without surgery
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: What treatment options are available for low back pain? Who's a good candidate for surgery? ANSWER: A variety of treatments are available for low back pain. In most cases, back pain is best managed without surgery. That's because...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapists, Health Treatments, Pharmaceuticals, MRI (imaging)
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Man held in ginseng, sea cucumber burglaries in Monterey Park
L.A. NOWMonterey Park police Monday arrested a man in connection with a string of ginseng and sea cucumber burglaries over the last month, authorities said. Man Van Truong, 56, of Van Nuys, is believed to have driven a dark-colored Honda used......
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