By: Gray Rohrer
| Posted: February 3, 2011 4:41 PM
Seven Floridians die each day from prescription drug overdoses, and on Thursday Attorney General Pam Bondi set out her plan to combat that statistic, pushing for more stringent rules governing “pill mills.”
Calling Florida "the drug supplier for the rest of the country," former state Sen. Dave Aronberg is leading Attorney General Pam Bondi's fight against "pill mills."
PILL MILL CHECKS New rules aimed at cracking down on “pill mill” prescription drug clinics that were set to go into effect Thanksgiving weekend won’t, because legislators passed a new law requiring legislative approval of certain expensive new regulations, including the prescription drug rules.
Our nation’s fight against illicit drugs has taken a very dangerous turn, with some of the most deadly and popular recreational drugs being found in family medicine cabinets and ever growing numbers of pain clinics.
The two leading candidates in the close contest to become Florida’s next attorney general scrambled Friday to gain attention from voters who are focused on other races -- including the tight gubernatorial race, the dramatic U.S. Senate battle and several interesting congressional contests.