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Aristus

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26. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by 'fraud'.

Sat Sep 15, 2018, 11:13 AM

Sep 2018

Each state maintains a database of patients who fill prescriptions for opioid medications. It discloses to the provider the name of the patient, the date the Rx was filled, the name of the medication and the prescribing provider, and for how many tablets the scrip was for.

If a provider accesses the database to investigate a patient requesting a prescription for opioids, and it discloses multiple prescriptions from multiple providers for large numbers of tablets in a short period of time, the provider understands that his patient is almost certainly an addict, and writing a prescription would be clinically inappropriate.

The provider is committing no kind of fraud in abiding by a documented source of prescription drug abuse.

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Mom admits to stealing dying daughter's pain meds [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2018 OP

Horrific...k and r...what else can be said? Stuart G Sep 2018 #1

I wonder how bed sores would tip them off to her not being given her pain medication? pnwmom Sep 2018 #2

They are painful. Lochloosa Sep 2018 #6

could cause writhing and rubbing that would exacerbate sores. mopinko Sep 2018 #7

What's the connection between bed sores and not having enough pain medication? Nitram Sep 2018 #16

A junkie will rob anyone. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2018 #3

Absolutely right SCantiGOP Sep 2018 #22

Very sad. n/t FSogol Sep 2018 #4

Wow, let your daughter suffer in pain so you can get a high. Disgusting. iluvtennis Sep 2018 #5

That's how powerful addiction is... SkyDaddy7 Sep 2018 #14

True story Roadside Attraction Sep 2018 #8

Horrific ordeal. You have actually "been there," to see for yourself. Judi Lynn Sep 2018 #10

Now that's an addiction. jeffreyi Sep 2018 #9

The Term "Special Place in Hell" Fits This Bitch to a Tee! DoctorJoJo Sep 2018 #11

I Have To Feel RobinA Sep 2018 #19

It's going to be a rough ride out of her dependency in jail. NBachers Sep 2018 #12

Drug addicts know that their terminal relatives get "the good stuff." McCamy Taylor Sep 2018 #13

Look, an addict will do whatever it takes. There are probably a millions stories like this. Nitram Sep 2018 #15

Thank you. Nt raccoon Sep 2018 #17

Yeah, but when medical providers exercise all due caution when writing opioid prescriptions, Aristus Sep 2018 #18

You know what? MicaelS Sep 2018 #20

Addiction is the starting point, not the end-point. Aristus Sep 2018 #21

Amen! runtel Sep 2018 #27

It's the drug warrior "doctors" that think everyone's an addict that cause this heartache kcr Sep 2018 #25

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by 'fraud'. Aristus Sep 2018 #26

115 prescription people die from opiates every day ROB-ROX Sep 2018 #23

I Don't Understand RobinA Sep 2018 #24