Focusing first on known pill mills, state and federal agents seized pain pills that had not yet been turned in to authorities, but many clinics were already in compliance with the ban and had no pills at all.
The ban is part of a new state law that also limits the amount of pain pills a physician can prescribe and regulates ownership of pain clinics.
Read the Local 10 News report on Florida pill mills.
Related Articles on the Crackdown on Pill Mills in Florida:
Florida Pain Clinics Stop Dispensing Pills
Florida Physician Gets 4 Years in Prison for Operating Pill Mill
Backlash Against Pill Mills May Take Down Legitimate Pain Clinic With it
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