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Published October 26, 2008, 12:00 AM

Prescription Drug Abuse


Rik Colsen, director of the Meth, Stimulant and Prescription Drug Abuse program on the Fond du Lac Reservation stands near the program building on the reservation recently. [CLINT AUSTIN/NEWS TRIBUNE]

  • Rik Colsen, director of the Meth, Stimulant and Prescription Drug Abuse program on the Fond du Lac Reservation stands near the program building on the reservation recently. [CLINT AUSTIN/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • A grouping of Vicodin pills in the custody of the Duluth Police Department. Vicodin is one of the top prescription drugs that is being abused. It is a mix of acetaminophen and hydrocodone bitartrate. [CLINT AUSTIN/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • Paraphernalia associated with prescription drug abuse. Pictured are 1cc B-D syringes, a modified spoon, and Vicodin tablets. The user crushes the tablets an mixes them in solution and draws it into the syringe for direct injection into a major vein, a process called "mainlining." Mainlining allows the user to get a more intense high than just swallowing the pill. [CLINT AUSTIN/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • Olanzapine tablets are a psychotropic drug used for treating bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Psychotrophic drugs are among the prescription drugs that are being abused. [CLINT AUSTIN/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa member Dan LaPrairie is a table games manager at Black Bear Casino Resort. His cousin Jana Martineau died from the abuse of prescription drugs in March of 2006. [CLINT AUSTIN/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • People leave the Min No Aya Win Human Services Center, the clinic for the Fond du Lac Reservation. [CLINT AUSTIN/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • A photo of Jana Lea Martineau from the Handevidt Funeral Home web site. Jana died from the abuse of prescription drugs in March of 2006. [CLINT AUSTIN/NEWS TRIBUNE]