Some Addicts Are So Desperate For Drugs That They're Now Taking Medication Prescribed To Pets

Lindsey Bever, Washington Post U.S.
Mon, 01/23/2017 - 4:58am

"The opioid drug problem is big, and it’s not getting any smaller," said Jim Arnold, with the DEA.

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