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Trump 'Humiliates' Obama After White House Cleaning Staff Finds 'Secret Stash' of Drugs?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 22, 2017 Multiple fake news sites shared a fabricated claim that President Trump's new head of housekeepi ...
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Can the New Drug 'Gray Death' Be Transmitted Through the Air?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 17, 2017 A potent new mix of drugs includes carfentanil, which is used to tranquilize elephants.
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Sarah Furay Let Off Drug Charges Due to DEA Father?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 17, 2017 Poor reporting and a sensationalized title led some to believe that "adorable drug kingpin" Sara ...
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Can Marijuana Help Heal Broken Bones?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov. 26, 2016 Several studies suggest that a specific constituent of cannabis could aid in the healing of brok ...
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Mother Overdoses on Heroin at Store With Toddler

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 23, 2016 The child was taken into protective custody and the mother has been charged with child endangerment.
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Congress to Question Mylan's Chief Executive Officer About EpiPen Price Spike

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 14, 2016 Pharmaceutical executive Heather Bresch has come under scrutiny after the price of the life-savi ...
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Ohio Police Post Graphic Photograph of Adults Passed Out from Heroin with Child in Car

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Bethania Palma
Sept. 9, 2016 East Liverpool, Ohio, police posted a photograph of two adults who were passed out in their car ...
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Florida Frat Brother Bit Victim's Face After Fatal Knife Attack

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug. 17, 2016 Austin Harrouff was believed to have been under the influence of a dangerous hallucinogen.
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'Weed Dealers' Using Pokémon GO to Hook Children on Drugs

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug. 10, 2016 The claim that marijuana dealers are using the game to sell "weed needles" comes from a satire page.
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Subway Worker Cleared After Being Accused of Spiking Officer's Drink

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug. 8, 2016 The worker was arrested but eventually cleared of charges involving putting anything in a police ...
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Hepatitis C Treatment Highlights Disparity in Worldwide Drug Prices

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
May 2, 2016 A meme suggests that a course of treatment costing $900 in India carried a far heftier price tag ...
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There is no truth to the rumor that the FDA discovered cocaine in Skittles.

Did the FDA Discover Skittles Are Being Laced With Cocaine?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 18, 2015 Taste the rainblow?
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Kids Using Burt's Bees on Eyelids to Get High?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 20, 2015 Rumor: Kids are rubbing Burt's Bees lip balm on their eyelids to get high.
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Facebook Drug Task Force

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug. 19, 2014 Will Facebook be working with the DEA to monitor all Facebook posts for indications of drug use?
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Crest 3D White Toothpaste

Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 7, 2014 Consumer concerns about Crest 3D White brands of toothpaste embedding plastic balls in users' gu ...
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Krokodil

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 27, 2013 Can a drug concoction known as krokodil rot the skin of users who inject it?
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Shamboiling

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug. 21, 2013 Are teenagers boiling shampoo and inhaling the fumes to get high?
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Molly - Very Dangerous Drug

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 21, 2013 Molly is a dangerous recreational drug made from cocaine, crack, ecstasy, meth and bath salt?
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Baby Orajel Warning

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 10, 2011 Can Baby Orajel cause infants to stop breathing and turn blue?
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An old legend tells the tale of a pharmacist and a purported one pound or kilo of mofeen or mopheen or mofine all meaning morphine.

'One Pound of Mofeen': Is the Old Pharmacist Story Real?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Sept. 19, 2009 Examples of a story purportedly involving a pharmacist and "one pound of mofeen" go back to at l ...
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