Dentist Wrote 200 Opioid Prescriptions For Five Patients In One Year

The dentist who wrote the opioid prescriptions claims state investigator were “telling lies” but he did not provide or clarify any additional details. A dentist in Tennessee has had his professional license revoked for reportedly writing approximately 200 prescriptions for opioid medications to just five patients, some of whom were never physically present in his… Continue reading Dentist Wrote 200 Opioid Prescriptions For Five Patients In One Year

Doctor Stands By Writing More Than 300k Opioid Prescriptions

“I was never charged or ever investigated because I didn’t commit any crimes. I prescribed narcotics to people in pain.” When Dr. Katherine Hoover was working at a pain clinic in West Virginia between 2002 and 2010, she wrote more than 335,130 prescriptions for painkillers, which breaks down to 130 prescriptions each day, seven days… Continue reading Doctor Stands By Writing More Than 300k Opioid Prescriptions

Overdose Deaths Increase in New Jersey Even As Prescriptions Decline

State attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal says that despite the fatal OD increase “there are reasons for hope.” Opioid overdose deaths in New Jersey increased by 24% last year, even as the number of prescriptions written for opioids fell for the first time in recent years.  According to a press release from the state attorney… Continue reading Overdose Deaths Increase in New Jersey Even As Prescriptions Decline

Underlying Social Issues May Be Fueling The Opioid Epidemic

“If we solve the [opioid] sub-epidemic, will there be another sub-epidemic that comes on its heels?” asks one expert. A new study has affirmed that there are underlying social issues when it comes to the opioid epidemic. The study, published Thursday (Sept. 20) in the journal Science, determined that drug overdose deaths have been increasing… Continue reading Underlying Social Issues May Be Fueling The Opioid Epidemic

Doctors Gave No Reason For Writing Opioid Scripts In Nearly 30% Of Cases

A new study uncovered that doctors were prescribing opioids for hypertension and high cholesterol when no pain diagnosis was recorded.  A team at Harvard Medical School and the Rand Corp. combed through medical records from 2006 to 2015 and found that physicians gave no explanation for writing an opioid prescription in 29% of the cases.… Continue reading Doctors Gave No Reason For Writing Opioid Scripts In Nearly 30% Of Cases

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