A former Needham doctor and his nurse practitioner caused the overdose deaths of at least six people they knew to be drug-addicted by systematically prescribing them medically unnecessary painkillers in order to make a profit, according to charges handed up yesterday in federal court in Boston....
How is this different from the pharmaceuticals shoving s*** down our throats (or in our arms?)
US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz said. “I hope it sends a strong message that the government will aggressively prosecute any medical professional who facilitates the distribution of dangerous and addictive drugs purely for financial gain.’’
Unless, of course, it is the government doing the drug-running itself. The statement is laughable in the face of the fact that the CIA is the world's largest drug-runner.
The indictment alleges that Zolot and Pliner knew their patients were addicted to drugs, including street drugs such as cocaine, but prescribed medically unnecessary painkillers in exchange for cash or payments from insurance companies. Authorities say patients then overdosed on those drugs, causing their own deaths....
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Also see: Prescribing Our Kids to Death
