re: "The Pharmacist"... Netflix Documentary Premiered Today!

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The pharmacy monitoring database

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In my profession, I’ve been meeting with pain mgmt doctors since 1994. Significant changes I’ve noticed since 2005 include: patients having to sign “ PM agreement contracts” where they cannot seek treatment elsewhere or they will be discharged, having to come in every 30 days with their pill bottles, undergo a urine drug screen to test drug levels, and limited to a 30-day supply of meds. Back in the day, patients could get a 90 day supply (360 pills) of OxyContin mailed to their house with no questions asked.

Dr Kevin Gorin, who was the head doctor at the PM clinic at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital was arrested in 2005 for giving free pills (percoset, Valium, Xanax, oxy) to prostitutes in exchange for sex. He got busted at a sleezy hotel in DeRidder. Lost his license to practice in LA and 5 yrs later he’s practicing in TX