Drug Abuse

Hundreds of drug cases compromised?
A chemist in a Florida crime lab is being investigated for allegedly switching prescription drug evidence with over-the-counter medicine, possibly compromising drug convictions, authorities said Saturday. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Heroin Resurgence Sparked by Cheap Cost, Easy Access
Heroin, suspected of killing actor Philip Seymour Hoffman this weekend, has for years been a forgotten drug, overtaken by abuse of prescription painkillers. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

In SW Pa, concern about gains in scrip drug abuse
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Pennsylvania, and legislators and law enforcement officials are scrambling to address the rapidly growing problem. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results