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Published December 17, 2012, 05:30 AM

Minnesota, Northland, have seen skyrocketing amounts of opiate drugs

As the number of prescriptions for narcotic painkillers has increased over the last several years, doctors "are in the sight of the gun," said Dr. Faris Keeling a family practice physician at Essentia Health. Explosion in the popularity of painkillers causes big problems.

By: Brandon Stahl and MaryJo Webster, Forum Communications

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