Monday, June 6, 2011

Addicts Putting Pharmacies Under Siege

Less than two hours after picking out a man in a Seattle, Washington police lineup who held up his drugstore, pharmacist Mike Donohue was being robbed. Again.

The new robber's face was hidden under the hood of a bulky black sweatshirt. He rocked back and forth anxiously, with his right hand planted in his pocket.


Like the other five robbers who had held up Donohue's store before, the man demanded OxyContin, a popular painkiller known for its high abuse potential.

"My technician came back and showed me the note that said, 'Give me your OxyContin. I have a gun,' " Donohue said.

Instead of handing over the drugs, Donohue unholstered the Glock 19 handgun he wore beneath his white lab coat and sprinted to the front of the small pharmacy.

The pharmacist pointed the firearm loaded with 15 hollow-point rounds at the head of the hooded man.

"Down!" Donohue yelled.... http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/03/drugstore.robberies/index.html?hpt=ju_t3

Brian Blackwell

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