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It’s commonly understood that prescription painkillers are a gateway drug to heroin—both drugs are in the opiate family and provide similar highs. But new…
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Two filmmakers who were born and raised in University City have returned for the St. Louis International Film Festival to screen their short film “Easy,”…
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When Turning Pharmaceuticals acquired the drug Daraprim, used for decades to treat and prevent infections, it boosted the price from $13.50 to $700 a…
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Missouri hospitals have seen a drastic increase in prescription painkiller abuse over the past decade. According to a study from the Missouri Hospital…
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Among the much-anticipated Super Bowl commercials airing Sunday will be an anti-heroin ad created by a St. Louis area non-profit and a local ad agency.The…
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Drugs, privacy, prison. Those three things are linked to the debate over prescription drug databases -- and Missouri is the only state in the U.S. without…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Saturday is sponsoring a nationwide prescription drug take-back event.Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., anyone can…
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St. Louis has a heroin problem. And the problem is growing, especially among suburban youth.As previously reported by St. Louis Public Radio, the number…
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An investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting has found that the Department of Veterans Affairs has increased the number of prescriptions for…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Gov. Jay Nixon has upped the ante in his criticism of a broad-based tax cut bill awaiting his…