just doesn t really go anywhere. i don t think we approached it very well. jenna: do you find in your work because doctors are writing prescriptions and not knowing signs of someone that could be addicted and doesn t need it or something else? no. absolutely one of the things doctors are not trained in medical school to look for addictive behaviors. one of the things we would advocate as a way to reduce this, simply that. screening instruments. asking about family history. have you ever been in treatment before? do you drink alcohol? one of the things not mentioned in that it is a very lethal combination. alcohol somehow gets a free pass. i don t know but what i would guess most of those accidental overdoses are when people are drinking alcohol and then taking the medications. jenna: what do you see as a solution? a massive reframing of we view addiction in america, a congressional hearing, reframing it as health issue rather than something that can be incarcerated. do you think
when they are just prescribing, with asking no questions, no medical equipment, pill after pill after pill, no limit that s a desperate writing prescriptions? sitting in the back. sometimes not even seeing the patients? greta: just writing. and dispensing. we are putting them out of business. greta: florida s changing, i guess on that front. pam, nice to see you. welcome to the city. enjoy our weather. thank you. greta: straight ahead, the death of a conservative commentary, andrew breitbart. a look back at his car
before congress. i did. i was asked to testify on pill mills a congresswoman? yes. she has championed this issue throughout the country and i will tell you, we were known as the epicenter for prescription drug abuse in florida why. we had seven floridians dying a day? why florida? no tough laws. people were coming from all other states to buy drugs in florida. you can walk in, $300 cash, armed guards at the door, no medical equipment. doctors are in the back, writing prescriptions. we have tough laws. the top 100 prescribers of oxycodone in the country, 98 were in florida, now in less than a year, 13 have left? you have even put doctors in jail. most doctors are great. i m engaged to a great one. not a pain management one. greta: how you can tell if it s legitimate pain or if a doctor is an abuser?
i did. i was asked to testify on pill mills a congresswoman? yes. she has championed this issue throughout the country and i will tell you, we were known as the epicenter for prescription drug abuse in florida why. we had seven floridians dying a day? why florida? no tough laws. people were coming from all other states to buy drugs in florida. you can walk in, $300 cash, armed guards at the door, no medical equipment. doctors are in the back, writing prescriptions. we have tough laws. the top 100 prescribers of oxycodone in the country, 98 were in florida, now in less than a year, 13 have left? you have even put doctors in jail. most doctors are great. i m engaged to a great one. not a pain management one. greta: how you can tell if it s legitimate pain or if a doctor is an abuser?
when they are just prescribing, with asking no questions, no medical equipment, pill after pill after pill, no limit that s a desperate writing prescriptions? sitting in the back. sometimes not even seeing the patients? greta: just writing. and dispensing. we are putting them out of business. greta: florida s changing, i guess on that front. pam, nice to see you. welcome to the city. enjoy our weather. thank you. greta: straight ahead, the death of a conservative commentary, andrew breitbart. a look back at his career. that s next. un-stuff your nose. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! that s the cold truth! we ve got to protect the thenvironment. the economists make some good points. we need safer energy. [announcer:] who s right? they all are. visit powerincooperation.com.