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Posted inEducation

USC: Teens Abusing Painkillers More Likely to Later Use Heroin

by Contributing EditorJuly 8, 2019July 8, 2019

Teens who use prescription opioids to get high are more likely to start using heroin by high school graduation, according to a USC study released Monday. “Prescription opioids and heroin activate the brain’s pleasure circuit in similar ways,” said senior author Adam Leventhal, a professor of preventive medicine and psychology and director of the USC […]

Posted inEducation

USC: Teens Abusing Painkillers More Likely to Later Use Heroin

by Contributing EditorJuly 8, 2019July 8, 2019
An example of someone frantically reaching for pills. Photo from Pixabay.
Posted inCrime

Drug doc guilty: Xanax, Norco, Soma, stacks of cash for Lynwood physician

by Christina KelleyDecember 5, 2017December 5, 2017
Posted inHollywood

Jim Carrey bad day in court: Did he give ex-girlfriend drugs she used to kill herself?

by Liz SpearMay 31, 2017August 4, 2020
Swimmers and sunbathers on Huntington Beach. Photo from MyNewsLA.com
Posted inOC

Parole agent exchanges bus passes, gift cards for painkillers from parolee

by Stephanie MichaudJuly 28, 2016
White pills spilled
Posted inCrime

Addicts’ pain-pill doc gets 18 months in fed prison

by Debbie L. SklarJune 1, 2016June 1, 2016
doctors lab coat and instruments
Posted inCrime

Pain-pill profits allegedly hidden from feds, doc arrested

by Hillary JacksonMay 26, 2016May 26, 2016
Posted inOC

‘Candy Man’ doctor convicted of prescribing unneeded narcotics

by Debbie L. SklarAugust 28, 2015August 28, 2015
Posted inOC

33 people indicted in $150M illegal drug scam

by Debbie L. SklarMay 8, 2015January 19, 2022
White pills spilled
Posted inSports

Ex-football player settles suit with USC for heart attack-inducing painkillers

by Colleen ParkApril 1, 2015January 19, 2022
White pills spilled
Posted inSports

Ex-football player partially settles suit for heart attack-inducing painkillers

by Colleen ParkJanuary 19, 2015January 19, 2022

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