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<title>Doctor Arrest Raises Addiction Issues</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 24, 2005) A St. Lawrence County doctor was arrested last week for allegedly prescribing painkillers to addicted clients who didn’t need them.  The case is drawing attention to how prescription narcotics are controlled in New York.  Dr. Gail DeHart of Gouverneur was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.  DeHart&apos;s lawyer, Ed Menkin of Syracuse, declined to comment on the case, saying he had yet to meet with his client.  Experts say abuse of prescription drugs is a growing problem nationwide, especially among young people.  A new state law taking effect next year will require doctors to use official prescription forms, so the health department can better track prescription narcotics.  David Sommerstein spoke with Dr. John Dewar, a family physician based in Potsdam.  He&apos;s medical director of Canton-Potsdam Hospital&apos;s chemical dependency unit.  He says he deals with 150 to 200 clients a year who are addicted to prescription drugs. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5698/20050524/doctor-arrest-raises-addiction-issues">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Doctor Busted in Prescription Drug Ring</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 20, 2005) State police arrested a Gouverneur doctor and her assistant Wednesday for allegedly providing prescriptions for drug addicts and dealers.  Doctor Gail DeHart and her office manager Joan Kingdon operated a private practice from the doctor&apos;s home.  Dr. DeHart had worked in the past at E.J. Noble Hospital and at a clinic in Edwards.  The two face charges of criminal sale of a controlled substance.  Officials say she billed the drugs to the taxpayer-funded Medicaid system.  The state attorney general&apos;s office may press charges of fraud.  David Sommerstein spoke with St. Lawrence County acting District Attorney Gary Miles.  He says Dr. DeHart was prescribing large amounts of painkillers, like Oxycontin and morphine, to dozens of patients. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5688/20050520/doctor-busted-in-prescription-drug-ring">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Schumer to Unveil Meth Plan in Watertown</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 4, 2004) Senator Charles Schumer will be in Watertown this morning to unveil a plan to crack down on methamphetamines, or &apos;crystal meth&apos;.  As David Sommerstein reports, Watertown has become a hotspot of a problem that&apos;s growing across rural New York. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4606/20040804/schumer-to-unveil-meth-plan-in-watertown">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Potsdam Retailers Swept Up in Drug Gear Crackdown</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 7, 2004) Three Potsdam retailers face federal charges of selling smoking pipes and bongs intended for illegal drug use.  50 year-old Lyle Furnace and his daughter 22 year-old Jessika Furnace own the store “Happy Daze”.  58 year-old Jayne Davis owns “The Wild Rose”.  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been cracking down on the sale of drug paraphernalia since last year.  David Sommerstein spoke with Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl Eurenius, who is prosecuting the case. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4290/20040507/potsdam-retailers-swept-up-in-drug-gear-crackdown">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Senate Democrats Revive Drug Law Reform</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2004) The leader of the Senate Democrats is trying to jump start the stagnating Rockefeller drug law reform movement.  Senator David Paterson has offered a compromise proposal.  Karen DeWitt reports from Albany. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4098/20040318/senate-democrats-revive-drug-law-reform">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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