New York Times (Opinion: Eric Schneidermann, Attorney General, New York State
Re “Drowned in a Stream of Prescriptions” (front page, Feb. 3): Richard Fee’s heartbreaking battle with prescription drug addiction followed a tragically familiar pattern: casual use of pills from friends who had lots to spare because of overprescribing, followed by doctor shopping to obtain multiple prescriptions. Doctors who relied on the patient’s false statements missed warning signs because they lacked an accurate prescription history.
