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For many Arizonans, drug abuse starts with a prescription, not a syringe

Harmony Huskinson, Cronkite News Service//March 6, 2014//

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For many Arizonans, drug abuse starts with a prescription, not a syringe

For many Arizonans, drug abuse starts with a prescription, not a syringe

Harmony Huskinson, Cronkite News Service//March 6, 2014//

For Doris Goodale’s grown daughter, drug addiction didn’t begin with a party and a syringe. It was a doctor and a pill. When Stephanie Goodale suffered from severe kidney issues,...

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