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Doctor demands federal agents return records seized in pain clinic raid
A South Florida doctor says he was "healing, not dealing" when federal agents raided the Hallandale Beach pain management clinic where he worked and seized his patient and business records. Two years later, Dr. John Bennett hasn't been charged with any...
Tags: Pain, Lawyers, Medical Procedures and Tests, Back Pain, Justice System
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Single tip led to Osceola drug case with more than 400 suspects in 18 counties
In the fall of 2011, an anonymous tipster set off one of Central Florida's largest recent drug cases by reporting Kissimmee residents dealing prescription painkillers. Months earlier, the pills had become harder to obtain when a new state law started...Tags: Trials, Alprazolam (drug), Osceola County, St. Cloud, Drug Trafficking
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Former Danville couple indicted again
tkleffman@amnews.comLEXINGTON -- A former Danville couple has been re-indicted on drug trafficking charges by a Fayette County grand jury. Jimmy and Regina Banks were each indicted Monday on one count of allegedly trafficking in oxycodone on May 8, 2012, at their...Tags: Trials, Drug Trafficking, Prosecution
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Grand jury indicts W.Va. trooper on one felony count of fraudulent scheme
matthewu@herald-mail.comA West Virginia State Police trooper is accused of “fraudulent double-dipping” while working as a trooper. Johnathan D. Brand, 25, of 1327 Riddle Ave., #5, Morgantown, W.Va., was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in Berkeley County...Tags: Alprazolam (drug), Trials, U.S. Army, Drug Trafficking, Crimes
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Hyrdrocodone tops list as most-prescribed drug in W.Va.
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A powerful narcotic was the No. 1 prescribed drug among Medicare patients in West Virginia for 2010, and a Charleston neurologist was the top prescriber in the state. State doctors wrote 402,159 hydrocodone-acetaminophen...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Lotteries, Medicare, High Blood Pressure, Government Health Care
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Dozen indicted by Huron County grand jury
Norwalk Reflector, OhioA Huron County grand jury indicted 12 people on Friday. Here are their names and their charges. Allen E. Mobberly on one count possession of methamphetamine. Orre E. Shane on two counts trafficking in heroin, one count possession of heroin. Edward...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Methamphetamine (drug), Heroin, Theft
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Police chase results in meth arrest
Middlesboro Daily News, Ky.Anthony Cloud Staff Writer A police chase ended in an arrest Thursday. Bryan Scott Bogucki, 37, of Middlesboro, was arrested on several felony charges, including first-degree fleeing or evading police, two counts of first-degree possession of a...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Methamphetamine (drug), Police Arrests
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Senate OKs medical marijuana; McCarter recalls daughter's drug-related death
Belleville News-DemocratDespite tearful opposition from a metro-east lawmaker, the Illinois Senate on Friday approved a bill allowing people to use marijuana to ease the pain of certain medical ailments. The bill would create a four-year pilot program, under which patients...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Prescription Drugs, Lebanon, Politics
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After emotional debate, Senate OKs medical marijuana
— Siding with patients who say cannabis is the only drug that can safely ease their chronic pain, the Senate sent Gov. Pat Quinn a measure Friday that would make Illinois the 19th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. The issue sparked...
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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...
Tags: Marijuana Use, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Government, Regional Authority, Prescription Drugs
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Fort Lauderdale pill mill doctor will go to prison
The doctor admitted there were clues that he was working at a Fort Lauderdale pill mill – his salary went up 400 percent, the "chaotic" waiting room overflowed with patients from out of town and he was told to give everyone the maximum number of...
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Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses
ReutersSPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state in the nation after California to allow the drug's use for...Tags: Human Rights, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Justice System, Government, Prescription Drugs
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