There are many people in the United States who are addicted to prescription drugs. Many don't realize how dangerous they can be, because they can be taken by many legally. However, once people are hooked on them they can lead to death and destroy lives. Once people who have become hooked on prescription painkillers can't get anything more from their doctor, they often try getting more from other doctors. Most doctors are careful not to give too much to one patient, but there are some who have no problem giving drugs to people who have a problem.
This doctor was giving painkillers to people who clearly had a problem. He made his living from giving people anything they wanted. This lead to the death of a number of people, and this is one of the only doctors that have actually been brought up on criminal charges. His patients died of overdoses, after he gave them drugs that they should not have been taking. There needs to be a database of everything that people have been prescribed. While this may not be cheap, it is probably the only way to ensure that people are not given the opportunity to abuse the medical system. Cataloging how much each person has been given in a way that every doctor can see is the best way for to keep people from moving from doctor to doctor looking for more drugs. While it is difficult to prevent people like this doctor from prescribing too much, it will probably help catch these rogue doctors in the act. Giving into addicts in ways that can kill them is a serious criminal offense says the law firm of Katz & Phillips.
There also needs to be a limit of how much narcotic painkillers can be given to a person at any given time. Doctors are often far too willing to give people whatever they want, and may be willing to extend painkiller prescriptions after things like surgery when they shouldn't be. Doctors also need to have more information about how patients can become addicted, so that they do not inadvertently get patients started down the road to addiction. The only way that the public can help these addicts is to keep close track of what is being prescribed to everybody.
This doctor was giving painkillers to people who clearly had a problem. He made his living from giving people anything they wanted. This lead to the death of a number of people, and this is one of the only doctors that have actually been brought up on criminal charges. His patients died of overdoses, after he gave them drugs that they should not have been taking. There needs to be a database of everything that people have been prescribed. While this may not be cheap, it is probably the only way to ensure that people are not given the opportunity to abuse the medical system. Cataloging how much each person has been given in a way that every doctor can see is the best way for to keep people from moving from doctor to doctor looking for more drugs. While it is difficult to prevent people like this doctor from prescribing too much, it will probably help catch these rogue doctors in the act. Giving into addicts in ways that can kill them is a serious criminal offense says the law firm of Katz & Phillips.
There also needs to be a limit of how much narcotic painkillers can be given to a person at any given time. Doctors are often far too willing to give people whatever they want, and may be willing to extend painkiller prescriptions after things like surgery when they shouldn't be. Doctors also need to have more information about how patients can become addicted, so that they do not inadvertently get patients started down the road to addiction. The only way that the public can help these addicts is to keep close track of what is being prescribed to everybody.
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