as early as 2000, optacon and was becoming a problem in philadelphia.ne doctor was charged with a p running mateill mill and we saw that -- one doctor was charged with running a pill mill. why has it taken so long to push for these registries of prescription drugs? guest: pill mills are unique. they have been like a prescription drug problem, somewhat under the radar screen. the broward county area of florida has been the focus but we have seen these pill mills and these are places where doctors write an inordinate amount of prescriptions. i met with women who were in custody in kentucky for prescription drug problems, they often talked about going to these pill mills. they are very difficult cases. they are very labor intensive. these are physicians. if you go in with a broken arm, it is clear with the diagnosis is. if you say you are in pain, is much more vague. these are tough cases to make. i applied the dea and the local agencies particularly b theroward county sheriff's office. >> going back to kentucky and some of their efforts, they have long be