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a substance or preparation used to treat disease
prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection
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Recent Examples of drug
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Six other people were also arrested and face a litany of charges, including cash transactions involving drug offenses and conspiracy.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors allege the attacks were pre-planned, and involved drugging of the women.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Authorities searched the residence of a co-conspirator the same day, reportedly finding two firearms, a drum magazine, ammunition, about two kilograms of cocaine, drug packaging material and about $12,000.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Six other people were also arrested and face a litany of charges, including cash transactions involving drug offenses and conspiracy.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, over the years, cruise passengers have been drugged and raped, drugged and murdered, robbed and assaulted.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors allege the attacks were pre-planned, and involved drugging of the women.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Guard member was apologetic as people kept coming up, begging to get medication, clothes and insurance papers from their homes.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Also, mixing alcohol and medications like antibiotics can be problematic.Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Just be sure to follow dosing directions and talk with a healthcare provider as needed.Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
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The records also delve into the mysterious 1953 death of Frank Olson, a scientist covertly dosed with LSD who died 10 days later in a fall from a New York hotel.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Kanna Kanna is a succulent plant from South Africa and is considered traditional medicine that’s been used for hundreds of years.Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Vasquez said he was also contacted by Yancy’s cell mate, who told him that Yancy was not getting his medicine and had seizures while in custody.Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
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Third, policyholders need effective remedies when insurance companies are found to have acted unreasonably.Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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McKnight and others have proposed legal reforms that would modernize remedies available to content creators.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Computational biology is not only leading to tremendous discoveries like new brain maps and cures for diseases, but biology is getting a glow up from the results, thanks to Blender tool developers like Brady Johnston and animators like Tyler Sloan.Amy Sterling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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While there is no cure for glaucoma, early detection and treatment might prevent or delay permanent vision loss.Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drug. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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