27 Aug 10 Coroners: Drugs killed toddler
By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER NAPOLEON – Thirteen-month-old Kamryn Gerken had nearly twice the toxic level of the painkiller oxycodone in her bloodstream when she died Aug. 15, 2007, and an even higher concentration in her stomach.
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Coroners: Drugs killed toddler
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25 Aug 10 Yancey County Authorities Arrest Drug Suspects
Yancey County, North Carolina authorities arrested five people after some drug investigations.
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Yancey County Authorities Arrest Drug Suspects
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25 Aug 10 Cherokee man charged with prescription drug fraud
ASHEVILLE — Buncombe County deputies say a Cherokee man used fraudulent prescriptions to get the painkiller oxycodone from area pharmacies.
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Cherokee man charged with prescription drug fraud
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24 Aug 10 Man’s trial in disappearance opens
Over Thanksgiving weekend 2007 – two days before he was to appear in court to face charges of illegally distributing the painkiller oxycodone – 58-year-old Julius Braxton “Butch” Nesbitt left for a boat ride in Winyah Bay outside Georgetown.
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Man’s trial in disappearance opens
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22 Aug 10 Staten Island Leads City In Painkiller Prescriptions
According to Department of Health prescription data, doctors wrote one prescription for the painkiller oxycodone for every four or five Staten Islanders last year.
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Staten Island Leads City In Painkiller Prescriptions
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