Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in the United States, and sometimes a physician may be negligent by prescribing a dangerous drug to a patient at risk. There have been a number of lawsuits in the news as a result of alleged medical negligence in prescribing. One problem arises when a doctor prescribes a narcotic to… Read More
Dangerous Doctors: Physicians Abusing Prescription Drugs
It sounds like something out of a soap opera, but unfortunately, it’s happening in hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country: doctors find themselves abusing drugs, putting patients at risk of improper care or even injury. Dangerous Statistics Physicians are actually five times as likely to abuse prescription drugs when compared with members of the… Read More