How Complicit Are Pharmacies in Local Opioid Abuse?

Since these data are from seven years ago, some of these pharmacies are no longer in business. Do the figures really tell us anything? Perhaps they only back up Rogersville and Leighton's high ranking in opioid prescriptions. Or that they're located near a physician who likes to prescribe opioids.

Some years ago, we spoke to a pharmacist who worked outside the Lauderdale/Colbert area. She was lamenting the fact that tramadol had been placed on "the schedule," or in other words had become a scheduled drug. After we agreed with her take on the matter, she then really began a rant about hydrocodone moving up on the schedule. We didn't particularly agree with her opinion on that, so we guided the conversation in another direction. We wonder how many pharmacists feel as she did?

Perhaps the salient question now is will the DEA make any more changes since the publication of this data in the WaPo article? Think any pharmacies will be declaring bankruptcy? 

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