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300 Gallons Of Drugs Collected In ℞ ‘Take-Back’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Sheriff’s officials in Washington County were not sure how many drugs they’d collect with their latest drug “take back” campaign. The answer is, a lot. Commander Brian Mueller says...
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Authorities: Woman Stole Identities To Get Pain Killers
PINE CITY (WCCO) — A 29-year-old Rutledge woman has been arrested for allegedly using the identities of several people to fill fraudulent prescriptions. According the Pine County Sheriff’s Office, on...
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Prosecutors Form Coalition To Fight Crime, Drug Abuse
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Representatives from Ramsey, Dakota and Washington counties got together Tuesday to talk about what they can do about the growing concern in the metro about prescription drug...
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Drug Drop Boxes Coming To Hennepin County
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — You’ll soon have the chance to get rid of unwanted prescription medications, as Hennepin County will have three locations to drop them off. The drive will also take your unwanted...
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8 Arrested In Pequot Lakes School Drug Ring
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Eight people have been arrested in an apparent school drug ring in the Pequot Lakes area. According to the Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl, the charges are the result of a...
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Report: Team Doctors Supplied Boogaard With Prescription Drugs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new report from the New York Times claims former Minnesota Wild player Derek Boogaard was supplied with dozens of prescription drugs from team doctors. Boogaard died last year of...
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Target, Wal-Mart To Pay State For Rx Overcharges
BOSTON (AP) — Two big-box retail companies will pay Massachusetts towns and cities $232,000 for allegedly overcharging public agencies for prescription drugs through the worker’s compensation insurance...
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Hopkins Man Arrested, Charged For Illegal Narcotics, Guns
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 27-year-old Hopkins man has been charged with nine felonies after an investigation located illegal narcotics and firearms in his home and vehicle, according to the Southwest...
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Good Question: Reply All: Prescription Drugs, Goose Bumps, Tattoos
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – You’re not supposed to flush leftover prescription drugs down the toilet because they end up in our lakes and rivers. We don’t want them in landfills because they’ll dissolve into...
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Mpls. Police Seek Information In Armed Pharmacy Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities are now offering a $1,000 reward for vital information in an armed robbery of a CVS Pharmacy in Minneapolis. On April 26 at 9:30 p.m., police were dispatched to the...
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Mayo: 7 Of 10 Americans On At Least One Prescription
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Mayo Clinic study suggests that more Americans are currently taking prescription drugs than not. The results say that about 7 of 10 Americans are currently taking at least one...
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Police: Tip From Ex-Wife Led To Robbery Suspect
BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a tip from an ex-wife pointed them to a Sartell man suspected in a string of armed robberies along Interstate 94 from the St. Cloud area to the Minneapolis...
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‘Steve’s Law’ Seeks To Fight Heroin Epidemic
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A woman who lost her fiancé to a heroin overdose says Minnesota lawmakers can do something about a growing epidemic that will save lives. On Saturday night, the Steve Rummler Hope...
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Henn. Co. Sheriff: Heroin Deaths Decrease, But Potency Is High
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Heroin deaths in Hennepin County declined slightly in 2014, but the drug is getting cheaper in the Twin Cities — and has one of the highest purity levels in the country. The...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Nurse Accused Of Illegally Accessing Patient Records
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A nurse with a history of narcotics theft illegally accessed a state database that contains prescription drug records for 1 million Minnesotans, all under the supervision of...
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Suspended MN Doctor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Prescription Drugs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 43-year-old suspended Pelican Rapids doctor has pleaded guilty to obtaining Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and other prescription drugs by writing and filling fraudulent prescriptions,...
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Conference Focuses On Giving Law Enforcement, Health Officials Insight Into...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More than 1,000 law enforcement, health care and drug court officials met at the University of Minnesota on Tuesday for a one-day conference on helping those suffering from...
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Deputy Accused Of Stealing Drugs & Toys Charged, Released
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Meeker County sheriff’s deputy accused of stealing prescription drugs and toys from children faces nine criminal counts ranging from felonies to petty misdemeanors. Travis...
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Klobuchar-Sponsored Bill Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Moves Forward
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Senator Amy Klobuchar announced a bipartisan bill to fight prescription drug abuse passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act...
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Hennepin County Offers Safe Prescription Drug Disposal
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Locations across the Twin Cities are accepting medicines for safe disposal. The drop-off locations will accept prescription...
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Good Question: How Do Prescription Drugs Get Their Names?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Zyrtec, Xeljanz, Lipitor. They might sound like strange words, but they’re now household names after billions of dollars of advertising by drug companies. That had Kim from River...
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A Safe Way To Dispose Of Prescription Drugs At Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The safe disposal of drugs not only prevents others from swiping bottles from home medicine cabinets, but it also protects the environment. Studies show that a majority of abused...
View ArticleSherburne Co. Deputies Save 4 Overdose Victims In 10 Days Using NARCAN
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Four people in 10 days have been saved by deputies administering NARCAN in Sherburne County, according to the county’s sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office made the announcement...
View ArticleSen. Tina Smith Pushing Bill To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Senator Tina Smith is making her first big push in Washington, D.C. The former lieutenant governor of Minnesota was appointed in December after Al Franken resigned from the office....
View ArticleOver 200 Common Drugs May Cause Depression, Report Warns
CHICAGO, IL (CBS Local) – Health professionals are issuing a disturbing warning about common medications after finding that hundreds of drugs are putting people at risk for developing depression. A new...
View ArticleHow Do Pharmaceutical Companies Price Prescription Drugs?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced it wants to require pharmaceutical companies to list the price of prescription drugs in television ads. But how do drug companies...
View ArticleNational Drug Takeback Day Set For Saturday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In the last five years, Minnesota has collected nearly 100,000 pounds of prescription drugs through take back events. The goal is to offer people a safe way to dispose of unused,...
View ArticleKeith Ellison To Target Drug Prices As New AG
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Keith Ellison says prescription drug prices, student debt and housing costs will be among his top priorities when he’s sworn in next week as Minnesota’s attorney general. Ellison...
View ArticleMinnesota House Dems Blame GOP For Rising Drug Prices
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota House Democrats began a fresh push Tuesday to try to make prescription drugs more affordable, highlighting several bills that have been moving through the House but not...
View ArticleMinnesota Joins Massive Lawsuit Over Generic Drugs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Dozens of state attorneys general are suing some of the biggest generic drug makers in the country for alleged price fixing. The drug companies deny it and blame drug shortages for...
View Article2 ‘U’ Students Fight For Prescription Drug Respository
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two University of Minnesota students are launching a prescription drug repository program to redistribute unused medications to people who are struggling to pay for their medicine....
View ArticleTwin Cities Orthopedics Cuts Patients’ Opioid Use With New Prescription...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota doctors are changing the way they prescribe pain medications in an effort to do their part in the opioid crisis. The Minnesota Department of Health announced last week...
View ArticlePet Owners Find New Challenges Filling Prescriptions Over New Opioid Laws
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Curbing Minnesota’s opioid crisis means owners of sick pets will make more trips to their pharmacies. The state’s new opioid law went into effect at the beginning of the month, and...
View ArticleU.S. To Set Up Plan Allowing Prescription Meds From Canada
WASHINGTON (AP/WCCO) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it will set up a system allowing Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first time,...
View ArticleMinnesotans Question, Praise Trump Drug Import Plan
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota residents are praising and questioning the Trump administration’s plan to allow the importation of cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. The proposal would enable states...
View ArticleHennepin County Offers Prescription Drug Drop-Off Sites
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Law enforcement agencies across the country are out trying to stop opioid abuse. Saturday was National Drug Take Back Day. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office had three drop off...
View ArticleOpioid Prescriptions Down Significantly In Minnesota Over Last 3 Years
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There’s been a dramatic drop in opioid prescriptions and the number of pain pills Minnesota patients receive. In three years, opioid prescriptions in public health-care programs...
View ArticleGov. Evers To Push Again For Lower Prescription Drug Costs
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers plans to renew efforts designed to lower prescription drug costs, putting forward a proposal in his state budget that the Republican-controlled Legislature...
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DFL Lawmakers Introduce Drug Price Regulation Board
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Democratic lawmakers want to create an independent board to regulate excessive prescription drug prices following a bipartisan effort last year to make insulin more...
View ArticlePrescription Drug Disposal Set Up For Nat’l Drug Take Back Day
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If you have any medicine just lying around your house, now is a good time to find a safe way to get rid of it. Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day, a day to collect and safely...
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