Published December 16, 2012, 11:30 PM
Opiate prescriptions skyrocket in Minnesota
DULUTH, Minn. – For the past 20 years, 39-year-old Esko native Clay Pirkola has had a drug problem. For the past 10 years, those drugs have been prescription narcotic painkillers like Oxycontin, Vicodin and methadone.By: Brandon Stahl and Maryjo Webster, Forum Communications, INFORUM

