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Top of Utah hospitals are seeing more people coming into their emergency rooms in the hopes of receiving painkillers. (Standard-Examiner file photo)

ERs no quick fix for pain, say Top of Utah hospital officials

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 25, 2013 - 7:18am

It’s something emergency room physicians deal with every day — people complain of agonizing pain.

While many of them are in true distress, others see the ER as ground zero for a quick fix.

Over the past year, emergency room physicians have written fewer prescriptions for narcotic painkillers. However, the number of people seeking them is on the rise.

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Drug bust leads to porn charges

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 11:20pm

OGDEN — A Pleasant View couple has been charged with multiple felonies after police say a drug bust turned up pornography in their home.

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Wilson's war: Substance abusers receiving financial help for Department of Workforce Services

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 30, 2012 - 8:09am

SALT LAKE CITY — A Kaysville lawmaker is proposing that every person who files for financial help from the Department of Workforce Services be required to take a written test to determine if they are addicted to drugs or alcohol.

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Spencer Paul Barrow

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 8:48pm

Spencer Paul Barrow, born May 17, 1976, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, after a long, difficult battle with drug addiction. A funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Syracuse 7th Ward Chapel, 1625 S. 1100 West. Friends may visit family from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road, and from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Interment, Syracuse City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to the Valley Rehabilitation Facility, P.O. Box 9584, Ogden, UT 84409. Condolences may be posted at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Michelle Mitchell waits for her graduation ceremony from the Women in Need court program on December 14, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The program provides counseling, detoxification and job help for those repeatedly arrested for prostitution to help them break from that life. (Katie Falkenberg/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

From life as Vegas street hooker to life as a mom

Ashley Powers Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 11:11am

LAS VEGAS -- Their time together was so brief.

Michelle Mitchell was at a sober-living home here, trying to halt a two decade-cycle of crack cocaine and prostitution. Her daughter Miracle, a bundle of energy in pink Velcro sneakers, tornadoed through the kitchen.

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