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Attacking prescription abuse from all angles

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, one-third of Americans suffer persistent pain that can last from weeks to years. But with physicians increasingly being held liable when patients

Overprescribing doc charged with murder

In what prosecutors say should serve as a warning to overprescribing doctors, the Los Angeles County District Attorney has charged osteopath Hsiu-Ying "Lisa" Tseng with second-degree murder after

Practices pledge to stop prescribing addictive painkillers

In the wake of record numbers of deaths related to prescription painkiller abuse and overdose, West Virginia oncologist Dr. Hassan Amjad has pledged to stop prescribing addictive compounds,