"At a time when doctors around the country are afraid of being accused of 'overprescribing' opioids, the Supreme Court today correctly and unanimously held that doctors who earnestly believe they are practicing medicine — unlike those who are little more than drug dealers — have a defense to such charges," Mr. Burrus said. "This comports with over a century of law, and it is an important step in the fight to keep law enforcement from dictating medical standards."
Supreme Court sides with doctors in opioid pill mill case, may upend other over-prescribing cases
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