Southern Ohio prosecutor tapped to battle Rx abuse

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Feb 9, 2011
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has tapped a prosecutor from a southern Ohio county plagued by prescription drug abuse to lead the state's efforts to combat the problem.

Adams County Prosecutor Aaron Haslam says in six years as a prosecutor he's handled more homicides, most related to drugs, than his predecessors in the previous two decades.    DeWine says the 32-year-old Haslam will coordinate the state's anti-prescription drug abuse efforts with local police and prosecutors.

DeWine says he's also hiring two additional assistant attorneys general to specialize in prosecuting crimes related to the abuse.

Haslam will make $95,000 a year as co-unit coordinator of the office's Special Prosecutions Unit.

Adams County has one of the state's highest rates of fatal prescription drug overdose deaths.

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