Big Broth ... er, President Bush signs new drug snooping bill
Kentucky Herald-Leader
08/13/05
President Bush signed into law a bill to create electronic monitoring programs to prevent the abuse of prescription drugs in all 50 states. The new law creates a grant program for states to create databases and enhance existing ones in hopes of ending the practice of 'doctor shopping' by drug abusers [sic] seeking multiple prescriptions. It would authorize $60 million for the program through fiscal 2010. The bill, signed late Thursday at the president's Crawford, Texas, ranch, was sponsored by Rep. Ed Whitfield, a Republican representing Kentucky's 1st District." [Editor's note: Um, I thought Bush was on vacation? - MLS]
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/breaking_news/12372982.htm
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
08/13/05
President Bush signed into law a bill to create electronic monitoring programs to prevent the abuse of prescription drugs in all 50 states. The new law creates a grant program for states to create databases and enhance existing ones in hopes of ending the practice of 'doctor shopping' by drug abusers [sic] seeking multiple prescriptions. It would authorize $60 million for the program through fiscal 2010. The bill, signed late Thursday at the president's Crawford, Texas, ranch, was sponsored by Rep. Ed Whitfield, a Republican representing Kentucky's 1st District." [Editor's note: Um, I thought Bush was on vacation? - MLS]
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/breaking_news/12372982.htm
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 15. Aug, 12:02
