Politics & Government
Pill Mills Special Video Report: Prescription Drug Trafficking in Tampa Bay
In Florida an average of seven people die from prescription drug overdoses every day.
Capt. Robert Alfonso, head of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Narcotics Division Diversion Task Force, calls Florida, "the Colombia of prescription drugs in the U.S." because obtaining and trafficking prescription medication can be so easy here.
In Florida an average of seven people die from prescription drug overdoses every day, and 98 of the top 100 doctors who dispense oxycodone nationally, are concentrated in Tampa, Orlando and Miami.
After two years of delays, the state just got the green light to implement a , which supporters like Sally Jamiel, whose daughter is a , hope will cure the issue and save lives in the process.
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