Older People Abuse Narcotics Too And May Doctor Shop
There is a renewed federal effort to crack down on pill Ultra Soothe Review mills that over prescribe narcotic medications and have led to an epidemic of pain management medication misuse in the United States. However, the problem is not just in those situations. One would not think that the older generation significantly abuses narcotic medications, however, they actually do.
Patients who participate in the Medicare part D program for prescription drugs have now been shown to have a significant incidence of "doctor shopping". "Doctor shopping" is a term used to describe a patient who acquires narcotic medication from one doctor, and then turns around to see another doctor or maybe even a few to acquire more narcotic medication. These medications are either taken because the patient is addicted to them or the patient is either selling them or maybe trading them for illicit drugs.
Usually, the prescribing physicians involved in this "doctor shopping" scam have no idea that the patient is acquiring narcotics from multiple doctors. In a study that was submitted recently to the Government Accountability Office, it was reported that over 170,000 Medicare Part D patients acquired narcotic prescriptions from over 5 doctors. This is fairly indicative of "doctor shopping".
