Doctors and Pain Patients Avoid "Ruan" in the Supreme Court

Physicians' fear of criminal prosecution for prescribing opioid analgesics is a major reason why many chronic pain patients are having an increasingly difficult time obtaining medically appropriate pain relief. In 142 S. Ct. 2370 (2022), the Supreme Court unanimously vacated two federal convict...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of law, medicine & ethics medicine & ethics, 2022-01, Vol.50 (4), p.841-847
Hauptverfasser:	Rothstein, Mark A, Dyche, Mary E, Irzyk, Julia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analgesics Analgesics, Opioid Chlorhexidine Chronic pain Chronic Pain - drug therapy Controlled substances Convictions Disease control Drug dosages Drug overdose Fentanyl Humans Indictments Medical practices Narcotics Opioids Pain Management Patients Pharmacy Physicians Prescription drugs Primary care Professional practice Supreme Court decisions Supreme courts Trials
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Zusammenfassung:	Physicians' fear of criminal prosecution for prescribing opioid analgesics is a major reason why many chronic pain patients are having an increasingly difficult time obtaining medically appropriate pain relief. In 142 S. Ct. 2370 (2022), the Supreme Court unanimously vacated two federal convictions under the Controlled Substances Act. The Court held that the government must prove that the defendant knowingly or intentionally acted in an unauthorized manner.
ISSN:	1073-1105 1748-720X
DOI:	10.1017/jme.2023.25