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Legislation passed last year to stop prescription drug abuse didn’t go far enough. now state lawmakers want more regulation over the doctors and clinics doling out pain pill prescriptions. A bill to require more training for doctors and harsher penalties for clinics that don’t report missing prescription pads is being pushed by lawmakers. Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp says the pill mill problem has gotten out of control.

“We have heard many stories of waiting rooms with 75 people with armed guards at the front door in a cash only business. They are carrying out 2 and 300-thousand dollars a day in cash in trash bags and you know that kind of activity breeds more criminal activity,” said Kottkamp.

There are an estimated 5-thousand pain clinics in Florida. State officials believe they are partially responsible for the estimated six deaths linked to prescription drug overdoses every day in the state.