Murray Joins Attorney General To Support I Stop
February 21, 2012
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Program creates real-time system to track illicit narcotics
(Mineola, NY) Continuing the battle against prescription-drug abuse, Assemblyman Dean Murray (R, C – East Patchogue) proudly joined Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and his Senate and Assembly colleagues at a press conference today in support of the groundbreaking Internet System for Tracking Overprescribing (I-STOP) plan. If enacted, I-STOP would create a real-time online database enabling doctors and pharmacists to report and track certain controlled substances.
By co-sponsoring the I-STOP legislation, Assemblyman Murray continues his fight to eliminate the prescription-drug abuse that has become an epidemic in the Long Island region and reached critical mass on June 19, 2011, after a man attempted to steal painkillers from a pharmacy to feed his addiction and murdered four people in Medford.
“The tragedy in Medford last June brought the plague of prescription-drug abuse out of the shadows for many people,” said Murray. “The legislation I am co-sponsoring with the support of Attorney General Schneiderman will allow doctors and pharmacists to spot potentially dangerous drug interactions and patterns of abuse. With the I-STOP system, we can make great strides forward in helping to stop addiction before it starts.”
The I-STOP legislation is the third bill to help combat prescription-drug abuse Assemblyman Murray has co-sponsored this year. The first, Assembly bill 3806, was passed with broad consent and gave pharmacists access to New York’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Assembly bill 7917 called for better reporting by pharmacies when and where prescriptions are being filled and created a more-thorough schedule of controlled substances.
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