http://wkms.org en http://wkms.org/post/tn-puts-tighter-controls-prescription-drugs <p></p><p>Tennessee officials hope a new law requiring doctors to check a database before prescribing certain drugs will help curb addiction and prevent deaths. The state's controlled substances monitoring database has been around for several years, but its use has not been mandatory. Starting Jan. 1, doctors and others who prescribe drugs must register with the database. They will have to start checking it every time they prescribe certain powerful drugs, with limited exceptions starting April 1. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:48:27 +0000 Whitney Jones and The Associated Press 25975 at http://wkms.org TN Puts Tighter Controls on Prescription Drugs