Logan County officials are working with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration to give residents a way to safely dispose of prescription medications.
LOGAN, W.Va. -- Logan County officials are working with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration to give residents a way to safely dispose of prescription medications.
Narcotic painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone have long been subject to abuse in southern West Virginia. Residents in the area have seen their homes burglarized by addicts rooting through medicine chests.
Logan County Sheriff's Deputy Sonja Porter says the program, called Take Back, is scheduled to launch in Logan, Man and Chapmanville in the next 60 days.
Residents with old or unused prescriptions will be able to deposit them with a police officer. The medication will then be turned over to the DEA for proper disposal.
LOGAN, W.Va. -- Logan County officials are working with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration to give residents a way to safely dispose of prescription medications.
Narcotic painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone have long been subject to abuse in southern West Virginia. Residents in the area have seen their homes burglarized by addicts rooting through medicine chests.
Logan County Sheriff's Deputy Sonja Porter says the program, called Take Back, is scheduled to launch in Logan, Man and Chapmanville in the next 60 days.
Residents with old or unused prescriptions will be able to deposit them with a police officer. The medication will then be turned over to the DEA for proper disposal.
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Would be true if we were dealing with honest doctors. Surprising how many work the system to pull in government funds. Used to deal with one in South Charleston. Ran senior citizens through like an assmebly line. Pitiful patient care but he was raking in big Medicare bucks.
The doctor in Williamson has been in trouble in the past. Workers Comp fraud. Started the "Pain Clinic" after being kicked out of Workers Comp program.
Not sure if she's allowed to see the patients. Not positive how many other "docs" are in with her. Heard one time they were seeing 200 patients a day. Doing the math. Not much testing going on.
"My back hurts."
"Here's your prescription."
Also heard from reliable source a doctor from Ohio had large passenger van for busing his patients to Williamson.
Tax dollars at work.......
The people they need to crack down on are using the system to get prescriptions for the pills and then selling them. In most cases tax dollars are paying for the doctor's visit and the filling of the prescription.
If you think I'm exagerating. Take a drive through Logan and Mingo Counties the first couple days of the month. Take notice of the crowds at Post Office, clinics and pharmacies.
The place to be is in Williamson. Post Office, pain clinic and pharmacy all on one block. Gridlock. Traffic is blocked with cars lined up at drive-thru window. Licenses from KY, TN and VA. What gives?
People shuffling across street with canes and then hopping into super sized four wheel drive trucks.
Think it's bad now. Wait til Obama gives them free health care.