Tag: overprescribing
DEA aims to save lives through opioid crime investigations
DEA agents have seen major success in targeting “egregious” doctors who have put patients at risk with opioid prescribing crimes. While the nationwide epidemic is...
Unused prescription opioids have fueled the opioid epidemic
Over two-thirds of surgery patients in the U.S. are overprescribed opioids, and the leftover pills are often mishandled at home, a new study revealed. The...
After years of the opioid crisis, doctors are being held accountable...
After years of the ongoing opioid crisis, doctors are being held accountable for overprescribing opioid painkillers. Some have even been convicted of murder. Under the...
Opioid overprescribing continues at high rates for the vulnerable
Growing evidence indicates that doctors are still overprescribing drugs at dangerous rates to people with a high risk of substance use disorder, a new...
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