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What the distribution of pain pills has looked like in Northeast Georgia
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Pharmacist Samir Shah counts pills Monday, July 29, 2019, at Citizens Pharmacy in Flowery Branch. - photo by Scott Rogers
The public is just now getting a closer look at the sheer number of opioid painkillers that flooded the country.Between 2006 and 2012, Hall County received more than 47 million prescription pain pills, enough for 38 per person per year, according to a database published in July by The Washington Post and made available to the public.