Prescriptions Abuse: ; Fla. Plan for Drugs Hurts W.Va.; Unfunded Program Would Have Helped Ground 'Oxy Express'

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West Virginia officials say they're disappointed that Florida's governor wants to kill a planned prescription drug monitoring program in the Sunshine State, which is a destination for people who deal pills.

Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican who took office in January, didn't include funding for the project in the proposed budget he unveiled last week.

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Prescriptions Abuse: ; Fla. Plan for Drugs Hurts W.Va.; Unfunded Program Would Have Helped Ground 'Oxy Express'

Florida's prescription drug regulations are notoriously lax. In 2009, lawmakers there approved plans for a monitoring program, which would electronically track all prescriptions filled in the state to cut down on "doct...

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