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It’s been almost a year since the state launched a drug strike force to shut down pill mills. Since then nearly half a million pills have been seized by police. But the battle isn’t over. FDLE is drafting its 2012 pill crackdown plan in Orlando this week. State Senator Mike Fasano sponsored the pill mill legislation giving police more tools to shut down bad doctors. Fasano is glad his bill in getting drugs off the streets, but is waiting to see if it’s cutting down on Florida’s average of seven overdose deaths a day.

“Our goal has always been, with the legislation we’ve passed, with the prescription drug monitoring program, is to save lives,” said Fasano.

Since Fasano passed his bill which bans health clinics to operate pharmacies, applications for pharmacies have skyrocketed. FDLE says that’s where it will focus efforts in 2012 to stop prescription drug abuse.