LI physician faces drug charges

Dr. Richard Morgan, 35, was scheduled to be arraigned on two conspiracy counts in U.S. District Court in Central Islip.

Prescription drugs often lethal when misused

“I tried to resuscitate him, but I could not bring him back”

Submitted by WWAY on 6 September 2007 — 9:58pm. Health Overall drug use in the United States is decreasing, according to a new study by the federal government, but there's also an important warning:…
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Dad charged with endangering son

A borough man whose 6-year-old son drank a methadone-cocaine cocktail while under his care in January was charged Thursday with endangering the welfare of a child and related offenses.

Man arrested in sex for pills case

By Brad Hicks / Staff Writer A Keavy man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly providing prescription pills to women in return for sexual favors.
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OxyContin Maker, Execs Fined For Misleading Public

A federal judge today fined the maker of OxyContin and three executives $624.5 million for misleading the public about its risk of addiction.

Sex Guide for Couples

Is something wrong with your relationship? Is ED causing conflict and emotional pain between you and your partner? Are you avoiding sexual relationship with your partner? Do you worry about poor sexual performance? Confront ED or impotence as a team Erectile dysfunction may separate and distance couples, often causing conflict and emotional pain.
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Overdose deaths rise as prescription abuse spreads

“Prescription abuse is by far — by far, when you look at the whole picture — the biggest drug-related problem that we have”

Editor's note: Following is the second part of a four-day series about an increase in prescription drug abuse in central Wisconsin.
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Physician gets probation after stealing patient's drugs

A Noblesville doctor who stole a patient's medicine to help feed his two-year addiction to pain-killing drugs was sentenced to probation this month.

No Picnic In Hanging Rock : RVD, Sabu Busted

Robert Alex Szatowski, aka WWE and ECW champion Rob Van Dam, and Terry Michael Brunk, aka Sabu, also a former ECW champion, were pulled over on U.S. 52, near Patrick Street in Hanging Rock at about 10:15 p.m.…

Heroin addiction is on the rise citywide

Heroin addiction in New York, which ravaged city neighborhoods in the 1970s, has been creeping up again, officials said.