Prescription drug use

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A Tennessee judge was so addicted to prescription drugs during his final two years on the bench, he was having sex and buying pills during courtroom breaks, at times purchasing from convicts he had previously sentenced, an investigation found. His behavior has called into question many of the cases he presided over, including one of Knoxville's most notorious murders.

LOS ANGELES -- Whitney Houston's death certificate reveals little about what caused the pop star's death.

LOS ANGELES -- The investigation into the death of Whitney Houston is shifting to a new phase, with officials focusing on the prescription drugs found in her hotel room and who prescribed them to her.

Investigations are expected in the next few days to serve subpoenas on the doctors and pharmacies where Whitney Houston obtained the prescriptions as they try to determine her cause of death, according to a source with knowledge of the case.

Local law enforcement agencies saw a disturbing trend in 2011 of out-of-state crews coming into the area to sell illegal drugs, everything from marijuana and methamphetamine to illegal prescriptions, cocaine and heroin.

"This is just following a national trend that has hit here," said Lt. Darin Parke with the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force.

The woman leaning against a pillar didn't know more Americans -- twice as many -- take antidepressants than go to movie theaters weekly. She hadn't heard that a federal study found the meds are used by 23 percent of middle-aged women -- almost one in four.

But she knows Prozac.

"Good stuff," she said, remembering how it helped her deal with a splintering marriage.

Data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in November showed that 11 percent of Americans ages 12 and older used Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil or other antidepressants.

University of Memphis student Sarah Harrison doesn't indulge in other people's prescription drugs, but she knows plenty of college kids who do.

OGDEN -- Search warrants show Alexis Rasmussen was much more than just a baby sitter to Eric and Dea Millerberg, the couple now suspected in the death of the 16-year-old.

Rasmussen was baby-sitting for the Millerbergs when she disappeared Sept. 10. Her body was found Oct. 18 in a remote area of Morgan County, near Taggart.