Industry News

• February 18, 2011
  Kentucky lawmaker makes case for Florida pill monitoring
  

  A veteran Kentucky congressman who represents a region ravaged by prescription drug abuse has bluntly asked Florida Gov. Rick Scott to back off repealing a prescription pill-monitoring law in that state.

  
  
  
  
• February 15, 2011
  DEA urged to step up ‘pill mill’ fight in Ohio
  

  Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown wants the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to ramp up enforcement efforts against “pill mills” in Ohio. Brown said prescription-drug abuse is hitting Ohio especially hard.

  
  
  
  
• February 14, 2011
  Federal drug czar taking on prescription drug abuse in Kentucky
  

  President Barack Obama’s chief adviser on drug issues said Monday that prescription pill abuse is taking a “heartbreaking” toll in Kentucky where scores of people are dying from overdoses each month.

  
  
  
  
• February 14, 2011
  Unmonitored pain clinics may lead to more deaths, officials say
  

  Thirty-four states monitor pain clinics, but Gov. Rick Scott wants to repeal a Florida law that would do the same. Those who support monitoring say Scott’s decision is wrong and can lead to more deaths.

  
  
  
  
• February 12, 2011
  West Virginia to hold summit on prescription-drug abuse
  

  Federal and state officials are planning a one-day summit to discuss prescription-drug abuse in West Virginia. The summit is set for Feb. 25 at the University of Charleston. Participants include U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin’s office and the governor’s office.