Overdose

Will Convicted CA Dirty Doctor's Long Sentence Help End Opioid Crisis?

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Fri, 02/05/2016 - 10:08
Though it has been six years since she was caught, the California poster child for dirty doctors, and how they contribute to America's Opioid crisis, has finally and justly been sentenced to a long prison term. 
 

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Committee Passes Bill that Requires Physicians Check Prescription Drug Database Before Prescribing Powerful, Addictive Medications

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 15:02

A key California legislative committee passed a bill today that requires prescribers to check a state database before prescribing the most addictive medications – like OxyContin and other opioids – to help prevent prescription drug addiction and thousands of overdose deaths.

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