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Underage drinking busts not uncommon
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Figures from the National Institute of Drug Abuse show the extent of the problem nationwide. Seventy-two percent of teenagers have consumed alcohol (more than just a few sips) by the time they leave high school; 37 percent have drunk alcohol by the …
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Ice Cream Beating: Pierre Scarbrough, Faith Alston Allegedly Beat 11-Year-Old …
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William Lewallen. William Lewallen was arrested after Tulsa police found his 18-month-old daughter locked in a metal dog cage, his naked 4-year old daughter outside on a cold afternoon and him asleep in a drug or alcohol induced stupor. … Sabrina …
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Derek Boogaard's family sues NHL
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In the lawsuit, the family says the league is responsible for the brain damage that Boogaard sustained during six seasons as an enforcer in the league and for his addiction to prescription painkillers. Boogaard died of an accidental prescription drug …
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Grandmother tried to alert DCS before baby died
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Many of the cases involved drug abuse on the part of the children's parents or caregivers, a growing epidemic that DCS chief Jim Henry has said is behind the increasing number of children being taken into custody by the agency. At least nine cases …
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