Legislation fights S. Florida 'pain mills'
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/sfl-pain-clinics-061909-arc...
Want to get your fix? Want it to be completely legal? Well, South Florida has lots of places willing to give you a prescription for very serious pain medication with very little documentation.But it's bad news is for law enforcement and public health.
Recently legislators have been tackling the problem - and this summer Gov. Crist signed a bill to curb rampant sales:
"The law will force pain clinics, pharmacies and doctors who sell pain drugs to log every prescription into a statewide computer database, where medical officials and police can detect drug dealers and addicts who go from office to office amassing hundreds of pills a day.
Also, the law gives state regulators new powers to inspect and closely oversee clinics owned by investors, a segment of the business that police identify as a blatant source of illegal narcotic pills."
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- Florida, Prescription Drugs, Oxycontin
