DEA vs. doctors
Quick View. Dec. 1, 2003.
Stating that its operations shouldn't have a "chilling effect" on proper prescribing of pain medication, the Drug Enforcement Administration released statistics suggesting that it leaves most narcotic-prescribing doctors alone. In the first three quarters of 2003 the DEA took action against 441 of the 963,385 physicians registered, or 0.05%. The table shows the actions taken.
More information is available online (www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/pressrel/pr103003.html).
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