For almost eight years the citizens of Florida waited for a “Drug Monitoring Bill” that would help stop the rampant distribution of the addictive and deadly prescription drugs in our state. Year after year a Drug Monitoring Bill couldn’t make it out of committee and this year our Legislators almost unanimously passed a Bill. The Drug Monitoring Bill is awaiting a signature or veto from our Governor Crist who is now a candidate for U.S. Senator.
The press has been defunct at reporting the politics behind the success and passing of the most recent Bill. There are presently 38 states that do have legislation concerning the monitoring of prescription drugs. The success of the data bases is questionable. The statistics indicate that the addiction, death and destruction from the drugs continue in all of the states. Our Florida Legislators passed a Bill that mirrors the unsuccessful Drug Monitoring Bills in many other states. With new technology and real time reporting capabilities, we had the chance to pass the most progressive Monitoring Bill in the country and our legislators failed us.
It was revealed on the show that Purdue Pharma and major special interests all supported the present Bill as written. The radio show clearly states that Purdue is the most corrupt company in America and we now find out that Purdue is a major supporter of the present Bill before our Governor.
With Governor Crist running for the U.S. Senate, this will be a test for his integrity and sincerity in watching out for the citizens in our state. If Crist supports this Bill, it will indicate his affinity for Purdue. Crist has long known about the drug problem in our state and Purdue. If he supports a Bill that Purdue supports it will be an indication of Crist’s lack of sincerity in watching out for the citizens in our state. The support or veto of the Drug Monitoring Bill will show the citizens of Florida what Crist is made of.
Rudolf Giuliani worked and defended Purdue. Giuliani’s political career came to a grinding halt after he supported Purdue. Purdue represents a huge liability for Crist. It is the radio show’s hope that Crist understands that and will veto the Drug Monitoring Bill, tell the legislators to kick Purdue out of their offices and bring a Bill that exemplifies what the citizens of Florida expect from their legislators.