Prescription Drugs Played a Role in Death of Whitney Houston

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The epidemic of abusing prescription drugs is most likely involved in claiming another life now that Whitney Houston has died on February 11, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

A talented singer and actress, she was beloved by millions, but still, with all of her fame and money, she wasn’t able to get the help she needed to avoid a tragic end.

Her death was not a stunning event considering her public troubles with abusing drugs over the years. But at the same time, many were in shock when they heard the news. Although a tragic loss to her family, friends and many fans, hopefully the the notoriety of her passing will help bring more light to the issue of prescription drug abuse.…

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Doctor Uses Craigslist to Swap Prescription Drugs for Sex

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There have been several recent shocking cases in the news of doctors who have let greed override their professional ethics, writing illegal prescriptions for addictive narcotic drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin and Xanax.

In the Los Angeles area, we covered the US-to-Mexico OxyContin and Vicodin Smuggling Ring. Dr. Tyron Reece has been charged with writing illegal prescriptions for over 900,000 OxyContin and Vicodin tables in a single year.  Newport Beach doctor Nazar Al Bussum plead guilty to writing more than 60,000 illegal prescriptions for OxyContin, Xanax and other addictive prescription drugs and is now getting the book thrown at him.  We have also covered the phenomenon of drug dealers on Craigslist becoming a huge phenomena. Now a Chicago seems to have combined a lack of integrity with a knowledge of cyberspace –  but his motivation seems to have been lust rather than greed.…

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