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Painkiller addiction becoming more common in infants, study shows

Painkiller addiction is becoming more and more common in infants, according to a recently released study that shows that the number of US babies born with opiate drug withdrawal has tripled in the past decade.
Boeing drug bust shows alarming spread of prescription pill epidemic

Three dozen former and current Boeing employees were arrested Thursday for illicitly peddling prescription pills. Cases like this one show the challenges for law enforcement in dealing with the epidemic.
Why it's so hard to win the war against US oxycodone epidemic

Oxycodone dispensers are protected. Abusers are hard to ID. And the drug claims more lives than cocaine, heroin, meth.
Paper Economy
The 'first-time goldbuyer' tax credit

Government looking for an exciting new stimulus policy? How about a tax credit for first-time gold buyers? Housing is out … Gold is in!
Under the Dome

This story of a Maine town trapped under a dome shows Stephen King at the height of his powers.
Heroin's comeback: busts at levels not seen since the '70s.

Mexican dealers are flooding the market with a cheap form of heroin that is more potent than its predecessors, snaring younger users.
The Vote
Obama beer summit provides gold mine for comedians
Can doctors be convicted for prescription drug deaths?

New reports suggest that Michael Jackson's doctor is now being investigated in a manslaughter probe.
Michael Jackson and prescription drugs: a window on a broader US issue?

Although no official determination about his death has been made, the case is shining new light on the widespread abuse of doctor-prescribed drugs.
The Vote
White House offers comedy advice to Wanda Sykes
The other teen drug problem

Prescription drug abuse is up. But we can fight back.