The Medford Pharmacy Killings: 15 Years of Long Island’s Opioid Crisis
The 2011 Medford pharmacy massacre, in which David Laffer murdered four people to steal thousands of oxycodone pills, transformed the American approach to opioid regulation. According to New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan, the tragedy catalyzed legislative shifts, including the implementation of the I-STOP system, which mandates that medical providers check a patient’s … Read more