Georgia opioid crisis News

Georgia Pharmacy Owners Ordered to Pay $5M for Illegal Pain Med Sales

A husband and wife who owned an Atlanta pharmacy accused of supplying drugs to pill mill patients have been ordered to pay $5 million to state agencies that offer substance abuse treatment and victim assistance. Rosemary Ofume, 59, and Donatus …

Experts: Georgia Getting Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis

The nation’s deepening opioid epidemic is hitting Georgia harder than most states, experts say. That’s one of the messages that came out of a recent conference at the University of Georgia. Some of the highest opioid use is in the …