Opioids

JaMarcus Russell Failed Drug Test After Being Drafted

JaMarcus Russell failed a drug test after the Raiders drafted him No. 1 overall in 2007, the free-agent quarterback told ESPN. Russell said that he tested positive for codeine -- he allegedly had a prescription at the time, but not one from a team doctor.

Grandmother Led Three-Generation Drug Ring

Nancy Bell is not your typical grandma. Just ask the feds and the sheriff's department in Lee County, Va. Authorities say the 64-year-old Tennessee grandmother, who suffers from heart ailments, and her daughter Iris Gibson, 45, and granddaughter Misty Parker, 23, illegally trafficked in OxyContin. The powerful narcotic painkiller sometimes is referred to as "hillbilly heroin."