In a society where drugs have been demeaned as too expensive or dangerous substances that cause addiction and ruin lives, it is big news when a major drug distributor like CVS announces that they are going to address the illegal and destructive distribution of pain-killers by targeting physicians that fall outside any reasonable nor for prescribing these highly addictive substances.
“CVS Caremark Corp said on Wednesday that it has taken the unusual step of cutting off access to powerful pain-killers for more than 36 doctors and other healthcare providers found to prescribe the drugs at an alarmingly …”
via CVS cuts access to opioid pain-killers for suspect doctors | Reuters.
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