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>> reporter: in florida, satisfying his habit was easy. he would doctor shop, going from win pill mill to the next. >> the amounts are ridiculous. they would give him 240 of 30 milligram oxies and an additional 120. >> 360 pills? >> and 90 xanax and go on to another pill mill. >> reporter: broward county was the epicenter for painkiller pill mills. 27 in one city, oakland park. police con didded raids. as soon as was one shut down, another would open. people from across the southeastern united states came here for pills. florida became known as the oxy cotton express. >> in two counties in flo...

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Actually little or no reason, is needed. and two southern governors, rick scott of florida and steve bashir of kentucky say they are seeing a rise in prescription drug abuse and they say it is because of the pill mills and want to shut them down and joining me now is florida attorney general pam bondi. >> thanks for having me. this is a serious issue in our state. >> jamie: you are the state's top crime fighter and this is criminal behavior and how devastating is it to the state and communities where the pill mills exist? >> it is extremely devastating and to tell you, we have at least 7 flori...

Mill in south florida. remember, the state has had a massive problem with all those pain clinics giving out highly addictive prescription drugs. in fact, florida is said to be the biggest source of drugs for the entire east coast. want to go live to amber lyon there for me in miami. amber, what are you learning? >> reporter: well, good afternoon, brooke. how you doing? you know, by some estimates there are more pain clinics here in broward county than mcdonald's, so today was one of the biggest crackdowns against these clinics in history, and a drug agency task force raided some of the biggest...

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