The legislation would require pain management clinics to obtain a license, limit the amount of controlled substances a physician could provide within a certain timeframe and establish a take-back program for unused drugs. The Ohio House of Representatives is expected to pass the bill, as is Gov. John Kasich.
Separately, the DEA raided a physician’s office and pharmacy for prescription drug abuse. The agency suspended four physicians’ licenses and a pharmacy’s license to prescribe certain controlled substances because the DEA deemed the situation a threat to public safety and health, according to the report.
Read the Plain Dealer report on Ohio’s efforts to curb prescription drug abuse.
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