A new law in New York State will now require allprescriptions to be electronically transmitted to help fight prescription drugabuse.
It’s being called I-STOP and it’ll provide timely and enhancedinformation to practitioners and pharmacists. It will allow doctors to viewtheir patients’ controlled substance history.
Experts say prescription drug abuse is a major problem in CentralNew York, and part of the problem is what’s called “doctor shopping.”
“Doctor shoppers who go to different doctors to getdifferent prescriptions. It’s not a legitimate prescription. It’s going to befor sale. And there are a lot of people who a dependent on these substances whowill exaggerate these symptoms to get a fresh supply,” said Paul Vitagliano, thePrevention Director at the Insight House.
The State Police will have drop boxes at nine of theirheadquarters for people to anonymously dispose unused prescription medicationsand controlled substances.
| Troop A – Batavia | Troop B – Ray Brook |
| Troop C – Sidney | Troop D – Oneida |
| Troop E – Canandaigua | Troop F – Middletown |
| Troop G – Latham | Troop K – Poughkeepsie |
| Troop L – Farmingdale | |