Tag: The New England Journal Of Medicine
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Colorado jails embrace drug program to combat addictions, fatal overdoses
Before she went to jail and before she overdosed, Brittany Medlin dabbled in getting clean. She’d make it three days, maybe five. She and her sister, also then struggling with addiction, had been subjects of an “Intervention”-style TV show. The broadcast had sent them both to rehab. Jill Conner, their mom, told Medlin that if she…
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Colorado’s deadliest shooters: Male, mostly young and signs of mental illness
Dylan Klebold wielded an Intratec TEC-DC9, an assault weapon originally conceived as a machine gun for South African police. His friend Eric Harris carried a Hi Point 995, a cheap short-barreled rifle. Both also brought shotguns sawed off to spray ammunition widely. Together they fired 188 rounds at Columbine High School, killing 12 classmates and…