U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Doctors Challenging Opioid Convictions

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By Nate Raymond

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court just made it harder for prosecutors to win convictions of doctors accused of running “pill mills” and excessively prescribing opioids and other addictive drugs by requiring the government to prove that defendants knew their prescriptions had no legitimate medical purpose.

READ FULL STORY: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u-s-supreme-court-sides-with-doctors-challenging-opioid-convictions/ar-AAYUg31?cvid=c26cb4159770466e984575227031e724

Related: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2012/02/26/medical-uses-of-abused-drugs/

FAKE Rx: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2022/05/10/fake-prescription-drug-rx-example/

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PODCAST: Richard Sackler’s Testimony About Purdue Pharma and the Opioid Crisis

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NY, other states announce $4.5B settlement with Purdue Pharma and Sackler  family | WXXI News

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A settlement is about to shield members of the Sackler family from civil litigation regarding their alleged roles in the opioid crisis. So it’s a good time to release the full video of Richard Sackler’s 2015 deposition.

PODCAST: https://www.propublica.org/article/we-are-releasing-the-full-video-of-richard-sacklers-testimony-about-purdue-pharma-and-the-opioid-crisis?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter&utm_content=feature

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