Pill mills
Fla. Officials: Pill Mills Fleeing For Ga., So We’re Winning
The state’s crackdown on pill mill operations has led to the same types of clinics popping up in Georgia. The presence of painkillers and prescription drugs in the deceased declined in Florida last year, prompting state officials to declare victory.
Deaths In Fla. From Oxycodone Abuse Drop Sharply In 2011
The fight to stop drug abuse made a leap of progress in 2011.
6 Doctors Arrested As Part Of Alleged Pill Mill
The Drug Enforcement Administration continued its crackdown of alleged pill mills in South Florida Thursday with the arrests of 11 people, including 6 doctors, in Pompano Beach.
Family Of Overdose Death Victim Reacts To Pill Street Blues
Ritter Cyphers knew his brother Forrest was in trouble, battling a prescription drug problem. Cyphers decided to call the pain clinic in Vero Beach where his brother was being treated. What Cyphers didn’t know was that agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration were listening in on the February phone call.
Exclusive: Operation “Pill Street Blues”
A major operation is underway in Miami and across Florida to arrest rogue doctors and pill mill operators. It’s called “Operation Pill Street Blues” and CBS4’s Carey Codd is the only local reporter allowed to cover the bust in South Florida.
Gov. Scott: Florida No Longer Pill Mill Haven
With 213 pill mills shut down by Florida law enforcement agencies in the past year, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday that law enforcement agencies are making huge inroads on stopping the folks who illegally sell prescription drugs.
Florida’s Drug Database Up And Running
A long-debated prescription drug database aimed at cracking down on so-called ‘pill mills’ in the state will go into effect this Thursday.
Florida’s Drug Database Goes Into Effect This Thursday
A long-debated prescription drug database aimed at cracking down on so-called ‘pill mills’ in the state will go into effect this Thursday.
32 Indicted In Broward Pill Mill Crackdown
Thirty-two people in Broward and Palm Beach County were indicted Tuesday in a pill mill take down that targeted four alleged pain management clinics.
Two Dozen Charged In Pill Scam At Palm Beach VA Center
More than a dozen people were taken into custody for all selling oxycodone and other drugs around a Veterans Affairs medical center in Palm Beach County.
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