Study shows it’s way too easy to get a prescription for narcotics

A new study published in the April 2014 issue of the journal Medical Care highlights a troubling reality of today’s healthcare landscape: Too often, doctors prescribe potentially dangerous medications to patients who shouldn’t be getting them, and what they prescribe is influenced by the pills patients ask for.

A new study published in the April 2014 issue of the journal Medical Care highlights a troubling reality of today’s healthcare landscape: Too often, doctors prescribe potentially dangerous medications to patients who shouldn’t be getting them, and what they prescribe is influenced by the pills patients ask for.

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Study shows it’s way too easy to get a prescription for narcotics

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