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• 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

• 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

• Mom’s nightmare becomes a cause

  January 22, 2012 in City on Page A9 Dr. Rosemary Orr didn’t see it coming. It was the morning after Mother’s Day. She needed a ride to work, so her 24-year-old son Robin drove her. She was in … 2

• Shot support

  May 29, 2007 in Features on Page D1 Moms and dads, keep this in mind when you take your kids to the doctor for a shot: If the thought of that needle leaves you white-faced and rushing for …

• Rooting out our dental fears

  April 3, 2007 in Features on Page D1 It’s become a cliché: “That was worse than a root canal.”