From SAMHSA's Weekly Financing News Pulse: National Edition - March 25, 2011: On March 14, Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) introduced legislation to strengthen penalties for individuals operating pain clinics that provide controlled substances for abuse.  The bill would double the financial penalties and prison term for operating such clinics, known as “pill mills,” and provide support for state-based prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs).  In addition, the bill would use funds confiscated from illegal prescription drug operations to finance substance abuse treatment.  The bill is now before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.