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NY senator pushes for tighter controls on hydrocodone

The deadly Seaford pharmacy robbery is prompting a new push for tighter controls on hydrocodone. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) wants federal agencies to make a decision on the additive painkiller.

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Jan 6, 2012, 3:07 PM

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