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Monday, February 04, 2013  According to the complaint filed in connection with the settlement, the doctor had ordered approximately 5,000 Hydrocodone pills, and 1,100 Zolpidem pills.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  New York auditors say they uncovered 325,000 errors and inconsistencies in prescriptions for painkillers and other commonly abused drugs in a review of 28.5 million prescriptions dispensed over 15 months.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Authorities say a postal worker has admitted stealing prescription drugs out of the mail in northern New York.

Friday, September 28, 2012  This weekend, the DEA and the Oneida Nation will take back and incinerate unwanted medication

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  A Fayetteville woman who sold prescription drugs to kids out of her home was sentenced to 5 years probation.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  Family members of Auburn murder victim, Katie Socci were in court today trying to keep the man suspected of her murder from seeing Socci's daughter Sydney Renee.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Prescription painkiller use hasn't just increased in recent years, it has spiked. In New York alone, painkiller sales went up 519% from 2000 to 2010.  The drugs relieve extreme pain, but they can also be highly addictive.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  A Utica man was arrested twice in just three weeks for a number of charges including felony burglary and possession of prescription drugs.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  A Liverpool woman is accused of driving drunk and having a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Liverpool schools are reacting to the arrests of two students for allegedly passing out morphine pills in school.  Are anti-drug programs working in Central New York?

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Two Liverpool High School students are facing charges after police say one of them was giving out morphine to other students.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Public health officials have become increasingly concerned about people who combine medications with alcohol.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  A Clay man is accused of driving impaired by drugs and alcohol with his 5-year-old daughter in the car.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011  Health insurers in New York will no longer be allowed to require policy holders to have their prescriptions filled by mail under a bill signed into law Tuesday that is considered win for local drug stores and for immigrants.

Monday, November 14, 2011  In a sea of stress with more responsibilities at work and home these days, more and more people are turning to Xanaxnto treat their anxiety.