Supreme Court Tells Cops To Stop Playing Doctor
The unanimous decision is a good first step for getting law enforcement out of prescription decisions.
15 July 2022
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The unanimous decision is a good first step for getting law enforcement out of prescription decisions.
15 July 2022
No one witnessing a burglary in progress would call 911 and ask for a doctor. Likewise, it makes no sense for a doctor to consult a cop about prescribing medications. Yet in the past decade, law enforcement, driven by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has taken a large and inappropriate role in monitoring and dictating the amount and kind of pain medications doctors may prescribe. Once this threshold is crossed, doctors are subjected to tactics that would horrify anyone with even a passing knowledge of the Constitution. Fortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided such tactics are unacceptable. The Supreme ...
Supreme Court Tells Cops To Stop Playing Doctor
Until lawmakers stop law enforcement from overseeing the practice of medicine, doctors will fear treating pain, and millions will suffer needlessly.
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