The Controlled Substance Epidemic and Crisis

September 29, 2014

Not a day goes by that we don’t view or hear of some story in the local or national
media that chronicles the usually tragic consequences of the widespread fraud,
abuse, and diversion of controlled substances. Unlike in the past when we thought
this concerned or involved only a small fraction of practicing doctors, most of
these current stories are downstream effects of legitimate prescriptions written by
hardworking, well intentioned and busy physicians…