Combating Prescription Drug Abuse
While most prescription pain medicines are used as prescribed, some criminals and addicts are defrauding the Medicaid system by attempting to acquire multiple prescriptions and filling them at multiple pharmacies—undermining taxpayers and efforts to combat prescription drug abuse. Sen. Brown announced a plan to combat prescription drug abuse and diversion by targeting doctor-shopping and pharmacy-hopping. For a map of prescription drug take-back locations click here.
