Nothing can be more deadly than a slow death caused by the frequent consumption of drugs. Addiction to drugs kills a victim slowly and steadily, by the time the victim realizes anything, he/she is already under the trap and there is no way out. Drug menace is not new to Florida. It has been fighting for years against this poisonous threat. The government and the anti-drug agencies can keep a check on the trafficking and smuggling of drugs, but they are fining it tough to deal with a nuisance called, Doctor Shopping. It is a term which is used to describe the method applied by the drug addicts to obtain drugs by faking an illness. They follow the practice of attending various doctors and physician citing an illness, so that the physician can issue a prescription.

The reason is quite obvious; they cannot stop themselves away from drugs. Upon frequent consumption they become both physically and emotionally dependent on them. As a result they begin to crave for them, and look for various means to obtain the same. Going for the Doctor shopping is the easiest and the safest way they can have. The medicines that are commonly found in every medical store and which is also a substitute for drugs are OxyCotin and Oxycodone. The purpose for which they are used also makes them one of the widely available medicine, both of them are painkillers. Therefore patients do not have to produce any serious symptoms of illness.

Almost all the drug stores in Florida openly sell these kinds of medicines for their selfish purpose. The huge demand for these drugs lures the pain mills to flourish there business, but in this greed they forget its horrendous consequences. Almost every year in Florida around 2000 people loose their lives due to overdose of the prescribed drug. If we compare the number death caused by the prescribed medicines to the death caused by banned drugs like marijuana and cocaine, then we will come to know that the magnitude of former is almost thrice of the latter.

To bring into control the situation, recently a bill was passed to introduce a law, which will prevent the pain clinics from over prescribing drugs. Along with, a database will be maintained that will keep track the information related to the prescribing of drugs. With the introduction of this law, it is expected that the authorities of Florida will be able to control the drug menace.