New York's problem with prescription drugs

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An analysis, released by the New York City Department of Health in May, reported that between 2005 and 2011 the opioid analgesic overdose fatality rate increased by 65 percent despite the fact that during the same period overall drug overdose deaths …
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Ex-NY Knicks Star Dead at 65 Possible OD

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Meminger had long suffered from drug addiction, including cocaine, even in his pro-basketball days. He almost died in a rooming house fire where he was allegedly smoking crack back in 2009. The 65-year-old was a first round draft pick back in 1971.
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Rocky Romano's Award-Winning Documentary Learning to Breathe Selected to …

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Ruffo's legendary surfing ability and charismatic personality made him a role model in the Santa Cruz surfing community, and when he fell into spiraling addiction and criminality, he took a portion of the surfing world with him. Facing a failing … It …
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