Illegal prescription drug use up in Westchester
Photo credit: Faye Murman | Michael Altman, proprietor and chief pharmacist of Green Leaf Pharmacy in Hastings-on-Hudson, opposes new legislation that would require pharmacists to police prescription drug distribution to patients. (March 27, 2012)
Prescription drugs like OxyContin are still leaking out of the medical system's supply chain in Westchester, Rockland and the Hudson Valley, feeding demand by dealers and illicit users, pharmacists, drug counselors and government officials say.
Pharmacist Michael Altman, owner of Greenleaf Pharmacy in Hastings-on-Hudson, said he used to get suspicious requests three or four times a week, with...
