Vern Buchanan: CDC Report Shows Pill Mill Crackdown Working

Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 3, 2014 - 9:21am

On Thursday. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., pointed to a study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) which shows deaths due to narcotic painkillers dropped in Florida by 26 percent from 2010 to 2012.

I applaud Attorney General Bondi and the Florida Legislature for making great strides on such a critical issue, said Buchanan. It is truly a remarkable success. We are one step closer to curbing an epidemic that wreaks havoc on countless families and communities across our state.

Buchanan noted the CDC report shows Tallahassees crackdown on pill mills is working.

"The results from Florida show that state action can make a difference, and confirms the tight correlation between prescribing and deaths, said Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the CDC. These changes may well represent the first documented substantial decline in drug overdose mortality in any state in the past 10 years.

The report can be read here.

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