Prescription drugs continue to be one of America's biggest killers according to chemical dependency counseling and addiction physiology. Some doctors have been linked to many deaths in Southern California.
"A small number of doctors are linked to a large percentage of prescription drug-related deaths in Southern California, according to an investigation by the Los Angeles Times.
The newspaper found that in almost half of the 3,733 deaths from prescription drugs in four Southern California counties, those who died had a doctor’s prescription for at least one drug that caused or contributed to the death. In many cases, deaths were caused by use of multiple drugs, sometimes prescribed by more than one doctor. In some cases, prescription drugs were mixed with alcohol or illicit drugs."
It's very sad to read these news stories about Doctors that just don't care enough to be more careful with prescriptions.
"Experts said the findings should lead to closer scrutiny of physicians’ prescribing practices. R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said, “Do I think this has the potential to change the game in the way it’s being looked at and being addressed, both at the state and federal level? Yes, I do.”
Source: http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/prescription-drugs/a-few-doctors-linked...
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