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Area Prescription Drug Deaths Rising
An Action 16 investigation finds the deadly prescription drug epidemic is gripping our region and the death rates are alarming. In the last five years, Newswatch 16 found, three times as many people...
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Man Wanted for Stealing Drugs
Police in Monroe County have released surveillance pictures of a man wanted for stealing prescription drugs. It happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday at the CVS Pharmacy on Milford Road near East...
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Armed Robbery at CVS
Scranton police are looking for a man who robbed a CVS on Moosic Street around 5 a.m. Saturday morning. Police said a man walked into the store and went to the store’s pharmacy. The man pulled out a...
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Police Investigate Pharmacy Thefts
Police in Lackawanna County are investigating two thefts from pharmacies where the thief was not looking for money but specific prescription drugs. Both were caught on camera. Very early Friday...
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Discount Prescription Drug Program
Have you ever needed prescription medication and wondered how you would be able to afford it? The Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way is spreading the word about a free program that can save folks...
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Ashland Doctor Under Fire
The federal government has accused a doctor from Schuylkill County of abusing alcohol and cocaine and writing prescriptions for people who didn’t need them. Dr. Stephanie Tarapchak has been practicing...
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Charges Filed in Teen’s Overdose Death
LOCK HAVEN — It has been months since a young man from Clinton County died of a drug overdose and now four of his friends face drug charges from that night. Bobby Wise was just days away from...
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Student Deaths Lead to Online Anti-drug Campaign
A high school senior from Clinton County is dead after suspected drug use. A viewing for Devin Stacey, 17, was underway Wednesday night after the Central Mountain student-athlete was found dead last...
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Prescription Drug Drop-off Locations
Preparing items for disposal at a Take-Back Box location: · All pharmaceutical drugs that are being disposed of need to be in a sealed container such as the original bottle or a zip-lock bag. They may...
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Bill Pushed To Stop Precription Abusers
SCRANTON — Police in Lackawanna County say illegal prescription drug use in on the rise and they tell us those drug users are the most difficult to catch. So, Senator Bob Casey had our area in mind...
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National Drug Take Back Day
Click here to find a location near you where you can drop off unused prescription drugs on Saturday, April 27th.
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Drugs Stolen from Pharmacy
PERRY TOWNSHIP — State police say someone broke into a pharmacy and stole prescription medications in Snyder County. Troopers said around 4 a.m. Saturday someone tore out a window at the Shade Mountain...
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Police: 10 Year Old Found with Prescription Drugs in His System
HAZLETON — A little boy from Hazleton is in the hospital after paramedics discovered narcotics in his system. Police said it was the child’s uncle who gave him the drugs. Richard Belusko of Hazleton is...
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Prescription Drugs Taken in Burglary
JIM THORPE — Prescription drugs were taken in a burglary at a pharmacy in Carbon County. Police said someone broke into Mauch Chunk Pharmacy in Jim Thorpe early Tuesday morning and took a large amount...
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Doctor on Trial for Prescription Drug Crimes
SCRANTON — The trial for a doctor from Schuylkill County accused of handing out pills illegally is underway. Prosecutors say Dr. Stephanie Tarapchak of Ashland gave out thousands of prescription drugs...
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Now Could Be the Perfect Time to Cut Costs at the Pharmacy
With the holidays approaching, a lot of people are always looking for ways to save money. One place you might not think to look is in your medicine cabinet. Newswatch 16’s Ryan Leckey has some insider...
View ArticleHealthwatch 16: Drug Take Back
GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER — A study done at Geisinger Medical Center confirms there’s a lot of unused prescription medication out there, and in many cases, it is disposed. A new program is aimed at...
View ArticleNurse Accused of Stealing Pain Medicine from Terminal Cancer Patient
EDWARDSVILLE — Police in part of Luzerne County say a nurse took pain medication from a terminal patient and used it herself. Officers in Edwardsville say they found Andrea Gosiewski, 39, of Ashley...
View ArticleStatewide Database Aims to Decrease Opioid Abuse
SCRANTON — Pennsylvania has a new tool to fight prescription abuse. Officials hope the new database will reduce the number of people who abuse painkillers. Pennsylvania became the 49th state to have a...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Theft of Prescription Narcotics
OLYPHANT — Police are searching for a man they say swiped 300 prescription narcotics from a pharmacy in Lackawanna County. Police say a man went into Medicap Pharmacy in Olyphant last Friday and told...
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