The Kermit example absolutely was due to fraud and illegal sales from a "pill mill", from what I can Google. Several people were thrown in jail for that. (https

The Kermit example absolutely was due to fraud and illegal sales from a "pill mill", from what I can Google. Several people were thrown in jail for that. (https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/pittsburgh/press-releases/2012/mingo-county-pharmacist-sentenced-to-prison-time-for-conspiracy-to-acquire-controlled-substances-by-fraud https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/pittsburgh/press-releases/...). I agree that opioid over-prescription is an issue, but I imagine some of these numbers are being inflated by similar "pill mills" run by unscrupulous doctors.