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Heartbroken mother crusading against painkiller abuse

A heartbroken mother who lost her son to prescription painkillers is on a crusade to spare other parents the pain she has felt.Teri Knoll, of Copiague, lost her 23-year-old son Timothy to prescription

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Dec 21, 2011, 6:43 PM

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