Health Care & Hospital Law
Jul. 23, 2009
A Painful Lesson
Despite legal reforms, physicians report a continuing fear of scrutiny if they prescribe certain kinds of medication, writes Brietta Clark.
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By Brietta Clark Michael Jackson's death has generated a surge of media attention, Internet traffic and coffee shop chatter about his alleged abuse of prescription drugs, like OxyContin and Demerol. Special attention is being paid to his physicians and whether they facilitated his addiction. Almost immediately people began vilifying them as "legal drug pushers" who should be punished. Most of the discussion is not about the un...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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