Comments on Drug Channels: The Trouble with Florida

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/07/26/Hillsborough/Fre...

2007-10-10T22:24:00.000-04:00

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/07/26/Hillsborough/Freed_man_still_in_li.shtml#

Read this story. Only in Florida can you be arrested for filling a prescription

Thanks, Jon.The Vanity Fair article led to the boo...

2007-10-09T17:35:00.000-04:00

Thanks, Jon.

The Vanity Fair article led to the book Dangerous Doses, which I mention above. Also see my blog post Dangerous Doses Redux from last October.

BTW, things have improved somewhat in Florida since Katherine's article/book.

Adam

If you want a really great read on Florida's drug ...

2007-10-09T16:30:00.000-04:00

If you want a really great read on Florida's drug distribution system, you only have to look to Vanity Fair. Under their "Crime" segment in May 2005, they detail what it takes to catch ONE trafficker.

Here is a great line out of the piece:

"Florida’s pharmaceutical wholesale companies proliferated like rabbits. By 2002, Florida had licensed 1,399 of them—one for every three pharmacies in the state. The wholesalers ranged from trained pharmacists, doctors, and lawyers to criminal kingpins and uneducated street thugs. Some were former drug dealers seeking a safer line of work."

Source: Vanity Fair, "Bad Medicine," May 2005

Adam, why the surprise? A cat does not change its...

2007-10-08T11:17:00.000-04:00

Adam, why the surprise? A cat does not change its stripes. Florida watered down their laws on pedigree and does not require serialization so what do you expect. Just another case of pressure by lobbyists and politicos.

How about we close Florida and move everyone to North Dakota since it is so pure?

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