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Feds search CA doctor's office in painkiller probe
March 23, 2013 6:40 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal authorities have searched the office of a doctor suspected of prescribing Vicodin and other painkillers to patients who had no medical need for them. The Los Angeles Times reports the raid took place Friday after undercover agents posing as patients at Dr. John Dimowo's office... more » -
States fight 'tourists' trafficking painkillers
July 8, 2012 2:40 PM
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - As he sat in the doctor's office, ex-boxer and weightlifter Gerald Dixon explained that years of sports had left him in pain, especially his hands, and he was looking for relief. After a cursory examination at the clinic in West Palm Beach, Fla., Dixon left with... more » -
DEA hosts drug takeback, getting meds out of teens hands Play Video
April 26, 2012 8:53 PM
There's a push to crack down on deaths from drug overdoses, and the hidden killers could be in your medicine cabinet. A majority of new abusers of pain killers got the drugs from friends or family. The survey from the Office of National Drug Control Policy shows 68% of... more » -
Walgreens narcotics thief strikes again Play Video
February 26, 2012 12:48 AM
Colorado Springs police are looking for the man who stole prescription painkillers from the Wallgreens store at 7390 Rangewood Drive this afternoon. He is believed to be the same suspect responsible for the robberies of six Wallgreens stores in recent weeks. Officials tells News 5 the M.O. is always... more » -
2 doctors accused in 4 CO deaths plead not guilty
August 30, 2011 9:21 PM
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Two doctors accused of overprescribing painkillers that authorities say contributed to the deaths of four Colorado patients pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. Forty-nine-year-old Sam Jahani of Beaumont, Texas and 53-year-old Eric Peper of Summerland Key, Fla., entered their pleas Tuesday in... more » -
Feds resist control for 2nd most-abused pain drug
August 20, 2011 5:13 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Drug control advocates say the federal government has been dragging its feet for 12 years on whether to restrict the second most-abused medicine in the United States. The drug is hydrocodone, and it's the key ingredient in Vicodin, Norco and other painkillers. Emergency room... more » -
2 doctors accused in deaths ask for hearing change
August 20, 2011 8:43 AM
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Two doctors accused in four deaths due to the overprescribing of painkillers are asking a federal judge to move their next court hearings from Grand Junction to Denver because it would be more convenient. The attorney for Dr. Sam Jahani says it would be... more » -
2 doctors accused in deaths ask for hearing change
August 20, 2011 8:42 AM
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Two doctors accused in four deaths due to the overprescribing of painkillers are asking a federal judge to move their next court hearings from Grand Junction to Denver because it would be more convenient. The attorney for Dr. Sam Jahani says it would be... more » -
Second doctor arrested in Colo. painkiller case
August 10, 2011 5:56 PM
DENVER (AP) - A second doctor accused of overprescribing painkillers that led to the deaths of four patients in Colorado has been arrested in Florida. The Colorado U.S. Attorney's office said that 53-year-old Eric Peper was arrested without incident on Wednesday at his home in Summerland Key, Fla. A second... more »
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