Drug Abuse

Doctors Charged in Drug Scheme at Clinic Controlled by Traffickers …
The clinic was controlled by drug traffickers, and the patients, doctors, prescriptions — and even urine samples — were part of a vast and elaborate scheme to divert oxycodone for sale on the street, the authorities said on Wednesday. … is looking …
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Drug Abuse Among Doctors: Easy, Tempting, and Not Uncommon
But whereas physicians are about as likely as the general public to abuse alcohol or illegal drugs, they're 5 times as likely to misuse prescription drugs, according to Lisa Merlo, PhD, a researcher at the University of Florida's Center for Addiction …
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Hoffman Among Thousands of Addiction Victims
His death, which came after a long period of sobriety that ended last year, "epitomizes the tragedy of drug addiction in our society," said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "Here you have an extraordinarily talented …
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