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Drug Addiction: Vero Beach Oriental rug dealer charged with conspiracy to import heroin
VERO BEACH — Last week’s federal search of a long-established oriental rug importing business on U.S. 1 has led to the arrest of its owner on a charge of conspiracy to import pounds of heroin rolled up in rugs from the Middle East, court records released Wednesday show.
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Drug Addiction: Consumers abusing legal synthetic versions of cocaine, meth, marijuana
Ron and Nancy were recreational drug users, and on a few weekend occasions they snorted cocaine in their Porter County garage while their young children slept.
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Drug Addiction: Fla. Surgeon General Declares Health Emergency
PENSACOLA, Florida – This month, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Frank Farmer declared a “Public Health Emergency” for the Sunshine State. This is the latest effort to promote awareness in the recent crackdown against prescription drug abuse. There’s a drug war going on in Florida, and pharmacist Maggie Westwood says one of the battle zones is right at her pharmacy counter. “People don’t realize how …
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