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Illegal Traffic in Legal Drugs

Prescription drug abuse has become a scourge in Ohio, where the governor recently signed a bill aimed at shutting down the pill mills that supply addicts. Addiction is particularly acute in Southern Ohio, but it's a problem throughout the state. Chances are someone you know has a problem with painkillers. We'll find out what's being done by law enforcement agencies to combat the problem and learn how addicts can kick the habit, Tuesday at 9:00 on the Sound of Ideas.
 

Carole Rendon, First Assistant U.S. Atty for the Northern District of Ohio.
Dr. Philip Fragassi, pediatrician, MetroHealth medical center
Mike DeWine, Ohio Attorney General