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Central Kentucky drug addicts turning to heroin
smojica@amnews.comNow that law enforcement officials and doctors have cracked down on the abuse of prescription painkillers, a growing number of central Kentucky drug addicts are turning to heroin. “We’ve been finding heroin here, and officers in Lincoln...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Prisons, Drug Trafficking, Heroin, Substance Abuse
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Garrard grand jury indicts 9
LANCASTER — The following people were recently indicted by a Garrard County grand jury: *n Charles Key, 43, of Waynesburg, alleged possession of oxycodone and Xanax, and carrying a concealed deadly weapon, on June 29. Lancaster officer S. Seger...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Alprazolam (drug), OxyContin (drug), Trials
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Police news for Sept. 5
Man charged with manufacturing meth BURGIN — Officers received information Saturday regarding an active meth lab in the city of Burgin. After contacting Chief Jim Caldwell of the Burgin Police, a discovery was made of an active meth cook on West...
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Prescription-drug abuse top drug crime in Nicholasville
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comEditor's note: This is the second of a three-week series looking at crime trends in Nicholasville. Next week: traffic offenses and false alarms While city officials characterize Nicholasville’s crime rate as low, like many other communities, it too...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Behavioral Conditions, Drug Trafficking, Prescription Drugs, OxyContin (drug)
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Mercer County Grand Jury indicts 19
HARRODSBURG — The following people were recently indicted by a Mercer County grand jury:
- Joseph Milton, 56, 216 E. Office St., bail jumping for allegedly failing to appear for a jury trial in Mercer Circuit Court on Feb. 22. Bond was set at $5,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, CVS Corp., Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Justice System, OxyContin (drug)
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Bills seek to protect Kentucky families
FRANKFORT — After a slow start, a number of bills introduced to protect Kentucky families from runaway government spending, substance abuse related crimes and to restrain government spending began moving through the Kentucky Legislature this week....Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Kentucky Legislature, Politics, Substance Abuse, OxyContin (drug)
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Marion Police Chief, "Fireball," arrested on federal drug charge
The Police Chief of the Marion Police Department was arrested this morning on drug distribution charges. Michael Dean Roberts, or "Fireball", of Saltville, was arrested Wednesday morning via a criminal complaint, according to a press release. He is...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Prosecution, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Walgreens agrees to record-breaking $80M fine to settle Florida oxycodone probe
Walgreens has agreed to pay a record-breaking $80 million penalty to resolve a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigation into the company's dispensing practices in Florida, including at an Oviedo pharmacy. The DEA in September banned a Walgreens...
Tags: Judges, Pain, General Practitioners, CVS Corp., Justice System
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Road to addiction may start with legitimate injury
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — For Scott Mangus, it started innocently enough. Mangus, a LaPorte native, was in a motorcycle crash in 2004 while spending his college spring break in Thailand. Doctors there prescribed him a narcotic pain medicine for his injuries,...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Pain, Behavioral Conditions, Drug Trafficking, Heroin
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Stress is a foreign notion to Marina's Jake Bauers
It's 15 minutes before the start of a pressure-packed Southern Section Division 1 baseball first-round playoff game. Some players are feeling a little nauseated as the reality of what's at stake begins to sink in. Not Jake Bauers of Huntington Beach...
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Wichita doctor indicted on federal drug charges
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA former Wichita area physician who is serving time on supervised release for a drug violation has been indicted on federal charges including possession of controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. A grand jury returned an indictment...Tags: Actiq (drug), Firearms, Prisons, Valium (drug), Prosecution
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Softball: Southern Section updated playoff pairings
Varsity Times InsiderSOFTBALL SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 1 Second round, Tuesday, 3:15 p.m. Rosary at Edison Cypress at Norco Orange Lutheran at King Murrieta Valley at #4 Garden Grove Pacifica #3 Marina at Etiwanda Yorba Linda at Anaheim Canyon Corona Santiago at Vista......
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