No one is surprised when illegal drugs are connected to crime. What may surprise people is that legal prescription medications are also increasingly linked to criminal behavior.
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A scary new trend has pharmacists and their technicians a bit on edge with the recent rise in armed robberies at nationwide pharmacies. Law enforcement professionals in the state of Tennessee said that in 2009 there were 35 robberies in their state and all of the criminals were armed.
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With the rise in the street value of and addiction to specific prescription drugs, pharmacies have become as attractive to thieves as banks. Throughout the country, pharmacies are being targeted not because they keep a substantial amount of cash in a vault, but because many of the pills on their shelves can catch as much as $10 each when sold on the street.
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