NY Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Vt. Cocaine, Heroin Case
... heroin case BURLINGTON, Vermont — A New York man has been sentenced to a little over 12 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine and heroin in Vermont. Twenty-six-year-old Videsh Raghoonanan (Vee-DESH' Rag-who-NAH'-nan) of … Read… Continue reading
Deaths From Prescription Drugs Soar
... from Prescription Drugs Soar iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Americans are abusing prescription painkillers, sedatives and stimulants at such an alarming rate that more die each year from these legal drugs than from heroin and cocaine combined, according to the… Continue reading
Opioid Prescriptions and Addictions Are on the Rise in the U.S.
... Prescriptions And Addictions Are On The Rise In The U.S. “By 2008,” wrote the Hopkins team, “the annual number of fatal drug poisonings surpassed those of motor vehicle deaths and overdose deaths attributable to prescription drugs exceeded those of… Continue reading
Can a Company You Are Applying Too See Your Medical History / Charts From Any Type of Background Check ?
... 2009 and thinks that they might see “cocaine” on his medical history when they do a background check and not want to hire him. He is applying for general labor type jobs. Thanks rntrauma Best answer: Add your own… Continue reading
Special Investigation: How Parolee Jerome Pruitt Fell Through Cracks
... to Oxycontin and Ambien, Odom briefly entered a rehab clinic last August under pressure from the Kardashians, but he left after three weeks and would later fall deep into the dark world of cocaine use. Unconfirmed reports say Odom… Continue reading
Report: Heroin Use Soars in US
... Heroin use soars in US Drug officials say the rise in heroin use has been largely due to law-enforcement crackdown on unlawful use of prescription painkillers and drug-company reformulations that make the pills harder to crush and snort. "Basically,… Continue reading