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News for the Carolinas
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Monday, May 20, 2013
The state inspector general says prescription painkiller abuse is rampant in South Carolina, but there's no statewide effort to combat it.
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
Law enforcement officers from across the country are in South Carolina this week for a meeting on methamphetamine and prescription drug crimes.
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Friday, April 05, 2013
Florence police charged Krunal Harshad Patel, 30, with Conspiracy to Threaten Real or Personal Property and Possession with Intent To Distribute Marijuana.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
An employee of Grand Strand Regional Medical Center is in jail after police say he was illegally obtaining prescription drugs.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
On Thursday, the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit and the Horry County Sheriff's Office Warrant Division arrested three people for illegally possessing prescription drugs.
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Thursday, May 03, 2012
Prescription drugs now cause more accidental deaths in the United States than car crashes, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Horry County residents helped the prescription pill box program become a success in its first three months of existence.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
As part of the National Prescription Take Back Initiative, police hope to stop prescription drugs from getting into the hands of criminals and children.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Patients, hospitals and clinics around the Grand Strand and Pee Dee are feeling the impact of drug shortages that will likely make 2011 a record-setting year for deficiencies of prescription medications, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA reports that about 180 drugs are in short supply this year.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Marion County deputies say they caught a man trying to steal an HVAC unit, but ended up charging he and another man with a lot more.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Last year, 1 in 5 teens took a prescription drug like Oxycontin, Percocet, or Adderall without a doctor's prescription. In 2008, experts say 15.2 million Americans, or about 4 percent of the population, abused prescription drugs.
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Friday, November 05, 2010
Friday, Police searched the home of Thomas Edge on West Wood Court and found 24 bottles of prescription drugs, including methadone and percocets.
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