conduct the study after noticing an increasing number of physicians facing legal consequences related to opioid prescribing. The study found that physicians from specialties such as anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and primary care were most commonly charged with offenses related to opioids. Li and Berman emphasized the importance of addressing the root causes of opioid misuse and abuse within the medical community to prevent further criminal prosecution among physicians.
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Stiff Penalties Common When Physicians Found Guilty of Opioid-Related Crimes
