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BILL JONES | Former teacher beat smoking, now faces battle with cancer (The Tribune-Democrat)

Does it pay to give up smoking? Just ask Richard Puhala of Pitt Avenue in Westmont, a retired English teacher and coach at Westmont Hilltop High School.

McKown faces parole violation charges after N.C. traffic stop (The Rock Hill Herald)

York County Coroner Doug McKown violated his probation this week when he was arrested in North Carolina after drinking beer while driving a county vehicle and traveling with a man suspected of smoking crack cocaine, authorities said.

Prescription for disaster (Helena Independent Record)

Todd Havelka’s addiction to opiate painkillers began with a crippling flare-up of pancreatitis and the decision one day, after reading a magazine article, to crush a few pills under the butt of a spoon and try a snort — “hillbilly heroin” is how the story characterized the euphoric effects of smoking, shooting or inhaling the narcotic powder.

York coroner violates probation (The State)

ROCK HILL — York County Coroner Doug McKown violated his probation this week when he was arrested in North Carolina after drinking beer while driving a county vehicle and traveling with a man suspected of smoking crack cocaine, authorities said. McKown, 39, was charged with violating probation Friday and booked at the York County Detention Center. He vehemently denied the charges. His arrest ...

Prescription for Addiction: Painkillers for stomach condition spiraled out of control, almost ending man's life (Missoulian)

Todd Havelka waits while Jocelyn Nelson, who runs a recovery assistance program for addicts, takes count of his meds - which include opiate blockers as prescribed by a doctor and ordered by a Missoula judge.