A case in front of the United States Supreme Court is currently exploring a difficult question. The issue at hand stems from the prior convictions of two medical doctors for narcotics violations when they were found to have been using their medical licenses to deal in opioids and other strong painkillers.
Xiulu Ruan and Shakeel Kahn had been found by lower juries to have been ...
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They are some of the strongest painkillers available and were developed for use in only the most extreme of circumstances, yet opioids are prescribed at an alarming rate in the United States. Their use – and misuse – represents a major and growing safety concern and has led many medical professionals to refer to the situation surrounding opioids as an “epidemic” of abuse. The use of such ...
