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<title>Schumer would crack down on oft-abused painkiller hydrocodone</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 1, 2013) U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants the federal Food and Drug Administration to make it harder for people to get painkillers that contain hydrocodone.Hydrocodone is one of the most heavily prescribed drugs in New York state and nationwide. It&apos;s a popular and effective painkiller, but according to the Upstate New York Poison Control Center, it was named in more than 12,800 cases of prescription drug abuse in 2011.Schumer wants it included in the FDA&apos;s Schedule II drug list, joining morphine, methamphetamine and amphetamine. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21364/20130201/schumer-would-crack-down-on-oft-abused-painkiller-hydrocodone">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants the federal Food and Drug Administration to make it harder for people to get painkillers that contain hydrocodone.Hydrocodone is one of the most heavily prescribed drugs in New York state and nationwide. It&apos;s a popular and effective painkiller, but according to the Upstate New York Poison Control Center, it was named in more than 12,800 cases of prescription drug abuse in 2011.Schumer wants it included in the FDA&apos;s Schedule II drug list, joining morphine, methamphetamine and amphetamine. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21364/20130201/schumer-would-crack-down-on-oft-abused-painkiller-hydrocodone">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Burlington homeless man&apos;s death prompts debate, sorrow</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 23, 2011) Paul O’Toole, a Burlington homeless man, died of hypothermia Saturday night. He was found sleeping on a heating grate. The temperature was 17 degrees, with windchill around 6. O’Toole’s death has sparked debate about what options the homeless have as the weather gets colder. Some say he could have benefited from a low, barrier, or wet shelter. That means the kind of shelter where you’re allowed in even if you’re intoxicated. But mostly, people were sad that O’Toole couldn’t get the help he needed. Sarah Harris stopped in Georgia Center and Milton, Vermont, to hear what people had to say. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18993/20111223/burlington-homeless-man-apos-s-death-prompts-debate-sorrow">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Paul O’Toole, a Burlington homeless man, died of hypothermia Saturday night. He was found sleeping on a heating grate. The temperature was 17 degrees, with windchill around 6. O’Toole’s death has sparked debate about what options the homeless have as the weather gets colder. Some say he could have benefited from a low, barrier, or wet shelter. That means the kind of shelter where you’re allowed in even if you’re intoxicated. But mostly, people were sad that O’Toole couldn’t get the help he needed. Sarah Harris stopped in Georgia Center and Milton, Vermont, to hear what people had to say. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18993/20111223/burlington-homeless-man-apos-s-death-prompts-debate-sorrow">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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