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Drug Overdose

MJ's Story Highlights Ease of Getting Prescriptions

Brad Lamm | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Prescription Drug Addiction, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Death, Prescription Drugs, Michael-Jackson-Prescription-Drugs, Prescription Painkillers, Drug Overdose, Entertainment News
Brad Lamm

These prescriptions have enormous medical value for a variety of ailments, but without proper screening of patients they are as deadly as cyanide and as disruptive as a loaded gun on a playground.

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Recent Heroin Surge: A Major Threat

Joshua Lyon | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Oxycontin, Vicodin, Heroin, War on Drugs, Drug Overdose, Overdose, Prescription Pills, Pills, Prescription Painkillers, Living News
Joshua Lyon

If you're hooked on an opiate, and you find that same high at a much cheaper price, it becomes much easier to justify using heroin.

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One Year Later: Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death Reminds Us More Must Be Done

Isaac Skelton and Meghan Ralston | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living

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Isaac Skelton and Meghan Ralston

Drug overdose now ranks as a leading cause of preventable death, second only to motor-vehicle accidents. Accidental overdoses killed more Americans last year than did firearms.

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Grieving Family Blames Amy Winehouse for Overdose Death

Isaac Skelton | Posted 10.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Good Samaritan Laws, Drugs, Celebrity Drug Use, Christopher Preece, Health, Drug Overdose, Amy Winehouse, Living News
Isaac Skelton

While I understand Mr. Preece's anger and search for explanations for his grandson's death, pointing a finger at celebrity drug use will do nothing to change the situation.

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