July 26, 2007
Is Prescription Drug Addiction Turning into a Profit Center for Doctors?
Although the Purdue OxyContin addiction and abuse hearings took place in the U.S., we’re not the only country with the problem. A recent news story regarding an investigation being conducted by Ontario’s Methadone Task Force reported that narcotic painkillers are being over-prescribed in Canada as well, and it’s leading to prescription drug addiction.
The task force was told that OxyContin and Percocet are the drugs of choice for addicts and that huge prescriptions are being written for OxyContin, especially in walk-in clinics that they said generally seem to over-prescribe.
The task force also investigated over-testing of addicts which is apparently also turning into a real income source for some doctors. “This is a business. I got out of family practice because it wasn’t lucrative. Visits and urine tests are the money,” one unnamed doctor told the task force panel.
If you or someone you care about is having a problem with drugs, don’t just go to the nearest doctor or treatment clinic for help – you may wind up with a prescription drug addiction problem you didn’t count on. Get help from a drug detox and rehab center that is actually able to send you home free of any drugs that aren’t medically necessary.
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