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Nine kids were hospitalized and two others could face drug charges after a pill-popping scare at Bremerton's Mountain View Middle School. The nine affected were taken to the hospital earlier Tuesday after taking prescription medication. Read more...
EPA is lending its support for a DEA-sponsored drug take-back day. Removing unused medications from households can help prevent intentional misuse and unintentional poisonings of children and pets. Read more...
A grieving father shares his story of his son’s accidental overdose; his addiction started with prescription medicines. Read more...
"A lot of the pharmaceuticals sold on the street or consumed by young people come out of home medicine cabinets," said Terry Keefe, chief of police in Layton, a city of 65,000. "This is one attempt to reduce the availability of these type of drugs." Read more...