Abuse of pills soars in state

Abuse of pills soars in state
Houston remains at the dark heart of the Lone Star State’s growing prescription drug abuse problem — accounting for a quarter of complaints about doctors’ suspect prescriptions and one-sixth of the state’s 1,900 annual accidental fatal overdoses, according to a review by the Houston Chronicle.
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College Bowl Season Means Temptation for Gambling Addicts
As each bowl game kicks off, millions of Americans place their bets on what they hope to be the winning team. What no one is betting on is the hard reality that all Americans who gamble are vulnerable to the downward spiral of gambling addiction.
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Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani stoning: Widow sold for sex to fund husband’s drug addiction
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani told her lawyer she was abused physically and verbally by her husband. She is accused of killing up and committing adultery with one of his relatives.
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