The State of Florida will need a plan for drug rehab and drug detox. Broward County Sheriff Sgt. Lisa McElhaney is working with State officials to create a pilot program to end doctor shopping in Florida. That is one of the steps needed to put an end to Florida’s prescription drug problem. However, there is more to the story: While Sgt. McElhaney works to stop doctor shopping and prescription drug abuse, the budget committee and the Governor of Florida are in the process of cutting the budget for drug rehab programs. This is just crazy - who is going to quit cold turkey when the pills are no longer available? Only a handful of people are able to quit opiates on their own without drug detox, the vast majority fail. So the end result will be more crime and more prison beds for addicts. Of course, the State could put a plan together to help people who are dependent or addicted to prescription drugs such as OxyContin, Xanax or Ritalin. Probably way too much bureaucracy to get through, but if it’s not done I predict the crime rate will soar. People should know that Afghanistan produces twice as much heroin as U.S. addicts need. Anyone who can’t get pills and can’t go through a drug detox and a drug rehab will search out and find heroin as an alternative.  If you are hooked on OxyContin, Xanax or any prescription drugs get yourself into a drug rehab program. If you know the Governor, please warn him before it is too late. More crime or drug rehab, it is the State’s choice.

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