2 Dozen Charged in Mexico-US Meth Smuggling Scheme

2 dozen charged in Mexico-US meth smuggling scheme

Filed under: Drug Use District of Columbia

The San Diego County district attorney's office charged 28 people with drug-related crimes, including 16 who were arrested this week. The other 12 were at-large. Another 40 people were previously arrested in California as part of the investigation …
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Holiday Party Gives Incarcerated Mothers Chance to Bond with Children

Filed under: Drug Use District of Columbia

Like many of those in the room, Jennings has been fighting drug addiction, and hopes to be out of jail – having defeated her addiction – in April. … They live in the District of Columbia while their mother, Ronda Kinard, is completing a jail stint in …
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Pfizer Hit With Million Settlement For Misleading Marketing Of Drugs

Filed under: Drug Use District of Columbia

The attorneys general of 33 states and the District of Columbia have reached a $ 43 million settlement with pharma giant Pfizer over allegations that the company ignored FDA warnings and made misleading marketing claims about its drugs Zyvox and Lyrica.
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Erik Myers, Stand-up Comedian – Fighting Addiction, Drugs, rock-bottoms 11/07/2009 – A few excerpts of comedian Erik Myer’s set at Curt Shackelford’s Laugh Riot at the Hyatt on 11/05/2009. He was headlining there that night.