Colombia's Escobar Resurrected in New Telenovela

Colombia's Escobar resurrected in new telenovela

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Almost 20 years after his death, Colombia's Pablo Escobar is getting the telenovela treatment — but not everyone's thrilled. BY JIM WYSS BOGOTA — Almost two decades after he was gunned down on a Medellín rooftop, Colombia's most notorious villain is …
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Driven to excel, 'A' students score drugs

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He spoke from the couch of his drug counselor, detailing how he later became addicted to the painkiller Percocet and eventually heroin. Paul L. Hokemeyer, a family therapist at Caron Treatment Centers in the Manhattan borough in New York City, …
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The Daily Item: Synthetic drugs reach Lynn area

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“Parents should keep up to date with information about these drugs using the Internet or contacting a local substance abuse treatment program to ask about the current drug trends in their area,” Wheeler said. Possessing bath salts and other synthetic …
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Insurer's 30-day prescription limit aims to cut painkiller abuse

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These include the development of a treatment plan, patient education about the drug's benefits and risks, written agreements — sometimes called “pain contracts” — about proper drug use, and identification of a single prescriber and pharmacy to avoid …
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