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How challenges are changing in battle against opioid epidemic

Judge, law enforcement discuss evolution of fight at UNG forum

The University of North Georgia Criminal Justice Department hosts an “Opioid Problems in Our Community” seminar Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, on the Gainesville campus. The event features Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials and others working in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. - photo by Scott Rogers

09262018 OPIOD 1.jpg — The University of North Georgia Criminal Justice Department hosts an “Opioid Problems in Our Community” seminar Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, on the Gainesville campus. The event features Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials and others working in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. - photo by Scott Rogers

Roughly a decade ago, states surrounding Georgia with doctors overprescribing painkiller medication passed tough laws that pushed these “pill mills” into the Peach State.