| DonBarba |
| (Enthusiast) |
| 06/11/04 01:10 PM |
 Re: elaboration on the "doctor shopping" law PLEA
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Ok.... HOw is this stuff tracked anways?
See my post above re: Prescription Monitoring Programs
It depends on the state.
I'll see if I can find an actual law about this, but for sure, the DEA considers it illegal.
From the DEA site:
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OxyContin can be purchased legally with prescription. Abusers also obtain the drug illegally by stealing prescription pads at doctors’ offices and forging prescriptions, stealing it from health care facilities or pharmacies, and doctor shopping (visiting several different doctors, sometimes in several states, and complaining of the same symptoms in order to obtain multiple prescriptions for the drug.
From a Rush Limbaugh story:
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Under Florida law, doctor shopping is punishable by up to five years in prison.
From Kerry's web site:
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To help tackle the problem of diverting prescription drugs, John Kerry will work to support an electronic prescription monitoring program that will provide medical licensing boards and law enforcement agencies the tools they need to address prescription drug abuse. Kerry will also work to identify individuals who are “doctor shopping” and reduce the amount of prescription drugs obtained through those practices. Kerry will also provide funding for coordinated regional efforts aimed at cracking down on drug trafficking
One more then I'll stop
from the following link
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Prescription monitoring programs are being used to identify the crime of "doctor shopping" (which is a felony in some states.)
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/program/rx_monitor/faqs.htm
