<p> Suffolk County police have started training officers on how to curb prescription drug abuse and the violence associated with it as part of a three-pronged pharmacy safety initiative that officials announced Monday.</p>

Suffolk County police have started training officers on how to curb prescription drug abuse and the violence associated with it as part of a three-pronged pharmacy safety initiative that officials announced Monday.

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