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Former Palm Beach, Forida doctor, Denis Deonarine, now an inmate, who was convicted of repeatedly over-prescribing addictive drugs to addicted patients had his prison sentence reduced last week on a technicality – what he was doing was apparently not ‘trafficking. He was supposed to be in prison until 2029, and now it looks like he’ll be getting out early. After fuelling the prescription drug addiction of many patients when, as a doctor, he should have been getting them into drug detox and rehab, he’s getting a break.

The story I read about this doctor focused on the death of one of his patients, Michael Labzda – a 21-year-old boy still living at home, going to college, and now dead from a lethal combination of drinking and prescription drugs. His prescription drug addiction was fed by the former doctor now serving time.

The law is not as rigid as we are sometimes led to believe. A judge has the duty to serve justice. There’s an ethical principal involved – it’s not black and white. What’s this former doctor going to do when he gets out early?

If someone you care about has a prescription drug addiction, and especially if they’ve been a patient of Denis Deonarine, get them into A Florida drug detox program fast. Their next pill could be their last.

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