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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

Elite Unit Of LAPD Trained To Recognize If Someone Is High On Drugs

An elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department can tell if someone is under the influence of prescription or illegal drugs without ever having to wait for lab results.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/02/04

Report: Prescription Drug Abuse Growing Problem In LA County

Statistics show that prescription drug abuse is such a problem in L.A. County that drug overdose is now the third leading cause of injury-related deaths.

2013/01/14

Turn In Expired Prescription Drugs To Riverside County Police Agencies

Police agencies throughout Riverside County will be accepting expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs Saturday as part of National Pharmaceutical Take-Back Day.

2012/04/28

L-R Elizabeth Barrett is accused in the assisted suicide of Jack Koency in assisted. (credit: CBS)

Attorney: OC Woman Accused In Assisted Suicide Was Unaware Vet Wanted To Die

An attorney representing a Laguna Woods woman accused in the assisted suicide of a World War II veteran says his client had no idea the man wanted to die.

2012/03/30

Eight Apple Valley Middle School Students Hospitalized After Ingesting Valium-Like Drug

Eight middle school students were rushed to the hospital Monday after they ingested a dangerous prescription medication.

2012/03/20

Joey and April Rovero. (credit: the Rovero Family)

Grieving Mother Wants To Know How Her Dead Son’s Doctor Sleeps At Night

April Rovero wants to know how her son’s doctor sleeps at night.

2012/03/16

Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng, 42, was arrested in March by state Medical Board investigators. (credit: LA Times)

Rowland Heights Doctor Charged With Murder After Patients Overdose On Prescription Drugs

A Rowland Heights doctor has been charged with second-degree murder after three of her patients died from prescription drug overdoses.

2012/03/01

Report: Record Number Of Americans Skipping Doctor, Meds To Save Cash

If you’re like nearly half of all Americans, you have likely put off going to the doctor or picking up your prescription in order to save some money.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/09/27

DEA Hosts National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Saturday marks National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day and many sheriff and police stations throughout the Southland are offering people the chance to clear out their cabinets of all unused or expired prescription drugs.

2011/04/30

Quarterback Mitch Mustain looks on during a spring practice game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on April 19, 2008. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

No Charges For Ex-USC QB In Prescription Drugs Bust

Mitch Mustain, who is expected to participate in the NFL draft this year, is free on bail after allegedly trying to sell amphetamines to an undercover officer.

2011/02/03

Rite Aid Wins Wrongful Rx Suit

The drugstore chain won the malpractice case Thursday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/02/03

Quarterback Mitch Mustain #16 of the USC Trojans looks on during the spring practice game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (credit:Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Former USC Backup QB Arrested

Former USC backup quarterback Mitch Mustain was arrested for reportedly selling prescription drugs.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/02/02

(credit: Valerie Macon/David McNew/Getty Images)

Lawyers Want No Prison Time In Anna Nicole Smith Case

Prosecutors are urging a judge to forgo prison terms and sentence Anna Nicole Smith’s psychiatrist and lawyer-boyfriend to felony probation, community service and fines.

2011/01/05

Final Arguments In Anna Nicole Trial Get Underway

Attorneys in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial are set with final arguments aimed at swaying jurors who will deliberate on an array of charges against two doctors and the deceased model’s former boyfriend.

2010/10/04