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Kentucky bill would require photo ID to buy prescription narcotics.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| February 01, 2002 | Richardson, Monica | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

FRANKFORT, Ky. _ A bill headed to the Kentucky House would require pharmacists to ask customers for photo identification before they sell OxyContin or any other legally restricted narcotic. A pharmacist could ask for a signature and a thumbprint from each customer who has no identification.

Also, the bill would give state police access to KASPER, a statewide computer database for doctors and pharmacists that tracks the sale of restricted narcotics.

Proponents of the measure, which was presented among recommendations from Gov. Paul Patton and an OxyContin task force, say it would help the state monitor people who buy OxyContin and help to identify those ...

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