Milton enacts moratorium on ‘pill mills'

The Milton City Council placed a one-year moratorium on pain clinics Monday. The action follows a 2009 Broward County, Fla. Grand Jury report linking these clinics to increased crime and drug use. The moratorium exempts hospitals and registered pharmacies.

City officials said the ban was imposed to give the Legislature time to consider state regulations on so-called "pill mills." There are currently no pain clinics operating in the city.