A Navy Sailor's Desperate Last Act After Drug Addictions, Depression

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He was given a prescription anti-anxiety drug, Ativan, and sent home with a handout advising him to "use the Ativan as needed for anxiety … avoid caffeine, benadryl and other over the counter medications. Avoid alcohol." Ativan is a benzodiazepine, a …
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Cholesterol drug risks 'being ignored'

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Cholesterol drug risks 'being ignored' … Statins are taken by more than 250,000 Irish people to help lower "bad cholesterol", a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. However, a review … Sherif Sultan, of University College Hospital in Galway …
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Walmart Pharmacy technician charged in prescription drug case

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Police in Lykens have filed charges in a prescription drug abuse case in Dauphin County. State police have filed charges against three people. Police say Christina Wiatrowski, 21, of Wiconisco had been forging prescriptions over a long period of time …
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