local story, but could be a trend?
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060526/COUNTY0107/605260407/1006/NEWSThe powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin will no longer be sold in Nashville-area Walgreens stores after a rash of robberies targeting the drug, company officials announced Thursday.
The Nashville market's 70 Walgreens locations will be affected by the change, said Carol Hively, corporate spokeswoman for Walgreens.
...Robberies of pharmacies by bandits seeking OxyContin have become common across the nation.
Abusers are often attracted by the drug's powerful and long-lasting high. Earlier this month, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh settled criminal charges in Florida accusing him of illegally obtaining large quantities of the drug. He admitted an addiction to the painkiller last year.
In recent weeks, at least three Nashville-area pharmacies have been targeted for OxyContin. Two involved a suspected serial robber at CVS stores.The good news: Rush won't be moving here anytime soon.
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