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Push For ‘Good Samaritan’ Law To Reduce Deaths By Drug Overdose

Push For ‘Good Samaritan’ Law To Reduce Deaths By Drug Overdose
Coalition To Launch Campaign On Tuesday, International Overdose Awareness Day MORE HEALTH NEWS “Nobody wants to grow up to be a junkie. But the sad fact is that people become addicted to drugs,” said Shawn Lang, director of public… Continue reading

Dui Statistics ? Deaths And Injuries

Dui Statistics ? Deaths And Injuries

Here are some of the most recent DUI statistics surrounding deaths and accidents in the United States.

The number of deaths caused by drunk driving accidents in the USA at the time this article is being written stands at 2699. The number of people… Continue reading

Two more heat-related deaths reported in Shelby County

Two more heat-related deaths reported in Shelby County
Two more heat-related deaths were Tuesday reported in Shelby County, bringing the county’s total for 2010 to 15.
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New Price is not quite right
Well, it looks like Sydney’s carrying Melbourne, again. Personnel at 2GB are reportedly… Continue reading

ACLU probes prisoner deaths in Puerto Rico

ACLU probes prisoner deaths in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Dozens of homeless drug users have died inside a jail in western Puerto Rico in the last decade, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a report Thursday calling for an investigation into possible rights violations.
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New Trial Date Set for Woman Accused of 4 DUI Deaths

New Trial Date Set for Woman Accused of 4 DUI Deaths
Deanna Fridley says she wasn’t the driver. Case will be retried.
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Retrial Set For Woman Accused In Fatal DUI Crash
An Oct. 25 retrial was set on Wednesday for a woman charged with… Continue reading

Prescription-type opiate overdoses, deaths continue to rise in King County

Prescription-type opiate overdoses, deaths continue to rise in King County
The number of people dying in King County from prescription-type opiate overdoses continues to rise, according to results released today from the 2009 King County Drug Trends report.
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Heroin ring that supplied O.C.… Continue reading