Clinic Sued After Portland Teen Overdoses

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A clinic in Vancouver, Wash., is being

sued over the overdose death of a teenager in suburban Portland,

Ore.

In the lawsuit, the parents of 18-year-old Rachel Daggett accuse

the Payette Clinic of negligence or recklessness in prescribing

oxycodone. Daggett died on Dec. 9 after smoking a 30-milligram pill

of the synthetic narcotic at a friend's home.

Gresham, Ore., police found the teenager go the pills from two

brothers who lived in Troutdale - Ronald Zaloznik, who had a

prescription for oxycodone, and his younger brother, Tyler

Zaloznik, who sold them.

The dead teenager's father, Jack Daggett of Damascus says he

found 41 complaints had been filed against the clinic in Washington

state since 2006. He says his main goal in the lawsuit is to shut

the clinic down.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

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