DEA: 30+ People Died in County in Arizona from Counterfeit Painkillers
The DEA said more than 30 people died in Maricopa County in Arizona from counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl.
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Jersey City Councilman Arrested Over Pain Pill Prescriptions
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Vincent A. Esposito may need some painkillers to kill the pain from being arrested. The Madison, N.J., city councilman, who is also a medical doctor, was arrested Thursday for writing fraudulent pain pill prescriptions, New Jersey Today reported on Friday. DEA agents and state authorities raided his office. Vincent A. Esposito,…
Sen. Schumer to DEA: Pharmacies Need More Protection
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Senator Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is concerned about American pharmacists. There have been about 1,800 pharmacy robberies in the past three years, he has said in calling for increased protection for pharmacists, reports UPI. Schumer blames the robberies on the increased ability to obtain highly addictive pain medications like Oxycontin, and in…
Grandma Led 3-Generation Drug Ring
By Allan Lengel For AOL News Nancy Bell is not your typical grandma. Just ask the feds and the sheriff’s department in Lee County, Va. Authorities say the 64-year-old Tennessee grandmother, who suffers from heart ailments, and her daughter Iris Gibson, 45, and granddaughter Misty Parker, 23, illegally trafficked in OxyContin. The powerful narcotic painkiller…