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• Prescription drug abuse, deaths target of new Washington law

  January 22, 2012 in City on Page A1 At the height of his addiction, Joshua Dameron would cruise through emergency rooms in Spokane, hoping to score his next fix. Dameron got hooked on prescription pain medication after suffering … 40

• 1990s saw hard push for legal opiates

  January 22, 2012 in City on Page A8 Washington’s emergence as a state with one of the highest rates of both opiate prescriptions and deaths was not, in hindsight, an accident. In 1995, Purdue Pharma introduced OxyContin in … 4

• Hearings planned on methadone clinic in Spokane Valley

  July 8, 2011 in City on Page A5 A California company is planning to open a private-pay methadone clinic in Spokane Valley as the waiting list to enroll in the county’s only other such drug addiction program lengthens. …

• Man was bound before slaying

  August 11, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Spokane man was bound with a rope before being thrown to his death off the Sunset Bridge in June. Police on Tuesday released a photo of that rope, which …

• Bridge homicide victim was restrained before plunge

  August 10, 2010 in City Spokane police have released a photo of a restraint found on homicide victim William Pickard’s body in hopes of generating more clues. 11

• Sentenced to 4 years, robber cites addiction

  August 20, 2009 in City A 24-year-old convicted robber told a judge Thursday how he went from living with his girlfriend and their 7-year-old daughter to putting a knife to a man’s throat to get … 1

• Spokane County methadone program cuts dozens

  June 30, 2009 in City on Page A1 A tight budget is prompting Spokane County to cut two dozen uninsured people from its methadone treatment program and will slam shut the possibility that 22 more uninsured drug addicts … 7

• Methadone clinic cutting uninsured patients

  June 29, 2009 in News, City A tight budget is prompting Spokane County to cut two dozen uninsured people from its methadone treatment program and will slam shut the possibility that 22 more uninsured drug addicts … 11

• Indictment: Clinic gave abusers painkillers

  June 21, 2007 in City on Page B5 A Deer Park physician and his aide are accused of giving known drug abusers prescription pain pills, including oxycodone and methadone, with the requirement they attend “recovery meetings” at a … 2