Legislation is emerging from several study committees formed last year by state lawmakers looking to address a drug epidemic and economic development in Georgia, and local politicians are heavily involved in preparing bills to submit in the coming weeks. PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE Sen. Butch Miller, R-Gainesville, led the charge on organizing a study committee to tackle the prescription drug epidemic ravishing communities in Georgia and across the nation. “It’s far-reaching,” Miller said of the public health threat.