A bill to track prescription drug disbursement in the state has been approved by the Senate.
A local drug abuse prevention organization believes this will give the state a major boost in its fight against drug abuse.
New York is one of the first states in the country to create a law with a series of provisions to overhaul the way prescription drugs are distributed and tracked. It's called I-STOP and will require all medical providers to enter prescriptions into a real time monitoring registry.
