Sun Sentinel: How did Florida become 'pill-mill' hotbed?

From the Sun Sentinel:

How did Florida become 'pill-mill' hotbed?

For the past year, federal agents say, David Kidd and Christopher Grigg traveled almost weekly from their homes in Ohio to Florida, where they — and others working for them — doctor-shopped throughout the state, buying thousands of prescription pills during each visit.

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