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Now, it's Gov. Scott's turn to show leadership on the budget
South Florida survived the Florida Legislature. Up next is Gov. Rick Scott who can turn a bill into law and a lawmaker's budget request into reality — or not. Over the next two weeks, the governor will either approve, or kill, a number of...
Tags: Florida State University, Crime, Law and Justice, Budgets and Budgeting, Palm Beach County, Florida Legislature
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Lawmakers give financial support to drug database
The Tampa TribuneTAMPA - For the first time since its creation, Florida's prescription drug monitoring program is getting support from the state Legislature. The show of approval comes in the form of a $500,000 appropriation by lawmakers, enough money to keep the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Medical Professionals, Pam Bondi, Chemical Industry, Addiction
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Ogdensburg man accepts arson plea, averting trial
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.An Ogdensburg man admitted Friday in St. Lawrence County Court that he set fire to a Jeep Wrangler last year, with his plea averting a jury trial that was set to begin Monday. Daniel J. Carter, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree arson, a...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Watertown, Trials, Prisons
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Jackson guilty on drugs charges
Alamogordo Daily News, N.M.Mark C. Jackson was found guilty Friday in 12th Judicial District Court of fourth-degree felony possessing of methamphetamine, cocaine, oxycodone and misdemeanor drug paraphernalia. Jackson was found guilty of the alternative charges. He was being...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Misdemeanors, Cocaine, Methamphetamine (drug), Rentals
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For 1971 Merion contender Jim Simons, life proved to be toughest course
The Philadelphia InquirerJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jim Simons, sportswriters observed during those four days that forever defined him, looked like Huck Finn. Strawberry-blond, freckle-faced, with mischievous eyes and a boyish smile, the 21-year-old amateur from Butler, Pa.,...Tags: James Simons, Vitamin Therapy, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Passion of the Christ (movie), Dietary Supplements
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FDA allows sales of generic Opana painkiller to continue
Federal regulators said Friday that they would continue to allow sales of generic Opana, a narcotic painkiller similar to OxyContin, even though the pills are prone to abuse. Like OxyContin, Opana is an extended-release narcotic designed to offer pain...Tags: Pain, New Products, Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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As pill mills fade away, heroin fills the void
Miami HeraldKevin Foley stood before a judge in Broward County's drug court -- fellow abusers sitting behind in him in the pews -- talking about the fitful life of a recovering addict, the random drug tests, the counseling and what he hoped was his next, clean...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Addiction, Judges, Alprazolam (drug)
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Brown proposes Medicaid Lock-In legislation
Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioIt comes as no surprise to residents of Scioto County -- ground zero for the war on prescription drug abuse -- that prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Ohio. Prescription pain medications, such as oxycodone, morphine, and methadone, are largely...Tags: Methadone (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical Industry, Government Health Care, Addiction
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Fayette County man accused of receiving stolen property, multiple drug offenses
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.A Fayette County man was charged with receiving stolen property and numerous drug offenses following a state police search of his German Township residence last month. David Sumpter, 34, of Shimko Hollow Road was charged on April 9, according to an...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary, Heroin, Trials
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Man robbed after being asked for wallet
Hamilton JournalNews, OhioHAMILTON POLICE May 4 Theft of a $700 iPhone from a shopping cart at Kroger, 1450 South Erie Blvd., around 4:40 p.m. Theft of a purple bicycle from outside of McDonald's, 401 High Street, around 9:17 p.m. Estimated value was not provided. Theft of...Tags: Walmart, Percocet (drug), Theft, Asthma, Alprazolam (drug)
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Indictment provides more details on FBI raid at store in Lexington
The Lexington Herald-LeaderFBI raids in Lexington and Winchester on Wednesday were part of a federal investigation into a multi-county drug trafficking ring, according to an indictment in U.S. District Court. Authorities charged 11 people -- including the owner of the Mid-Way...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Cocaine, Defendants
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Generic version of narcotic Opana still for sale despite concerns
Federal regulators said Friday they would continue to allow sales of generic Opana, a narcotic painkiller similar to OxyContin, even though the pills are prone to abuse. Like OxyContin, Opana is an extended-release narcotic designed to offer pain...Tags: Pain, Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs
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