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Medication

LAPD, Kaiser Permanente Hold Collection Sites For Unwanted Rx Drugs

Authorities are encouraging Southern California residents to rid their homes of potentially dangerous prescription drugs that are expired or that they no longer need.

2013/04/27

OC Man Attempts To Rob Bank For Shelter, Meds In Jail

A homeless man who tried to stick up a Southern California bank is getting what he really came for — not money, but a place to stay.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/11/14

Glendora Doctor’s Offices Raided In Rx Probe

Police and federal agents raided the offices Thursday of a Los Angeles-area doctor suspected of illegally prescribing prescriptions.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/07/12

The Situation Seeks Drug Rehab For Prescription Meds

The party is on hold for The Situation. The “Jersey Shore” cast member is getting treatment for prescription medication use.

2012/03/21

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Got Pills? Calif. Lawmaker Wants To Recycle Unused Drug Prescriptions

A state lawmaker wants to make it easier for the poor and needy to get their hands on some pills.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/02/27

Can Herbal Remedies Replace Pharmaceuticals?

Doctors are overprescribing medication for problems, which could be solved using natural remedies and changed behavior, according to herbal pharmacist David Foreman.

2011/09/13

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Woman Sues Seal Beach Nursing Home For Alleged Elder Abuse

A Seal Beach nursing facility has been accused of wrongly drugging a 68-year-old patient for months to take over her Social Security payments.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/08/25

Search On For Woman, 20, Missing Since Last Friday

Los Angeles police Saturday asked for the public’s help in finding a 20-year-old woman with a medical condition that may require medication.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/07/18

A report published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology said six patients developed purple-colored patches of necrotic skin on their ears, nose, cheeks and other parts of their body and, in some instances, suffered permanent scarring after they had used cocaine. (credit: Dr. Noah Craft/Logical Images)

Report: Tainted Cocaine In LA, NY Linked To Flesh-Eating Disease

One journal reports six patients developed “purple-colored patches of necrotic skin on their ears, noses, cheeks and other parts of their body” because of use of the adulterated cocaine.

2011/06/28