By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Monday, October 8, 2018. JACKSON, Mississippi. Overprescribing of painkillers is one of the major causes of America’s current opioid crisis. The opioid crisis can be seen as a series of failures of the medical system. Primary care physicians sometimes fail their patients by overprescribing pain medication. When these same patients become addicted to opioids and seek medical treatment, they sometimes face failures of the addiction treatment programs they seek out. According to , one social worker calls addiction treatment the “hamster wheel” of rehab. Victims of addiction often face an ongoing struggle even after they have been clean for some time. They might face stigma from the......
read moreReports from Our Medical & Medication Error Lawyers
When Addiction Treatment Fails
October 8th, 2018When Doctors Abuse Drugs
October 8th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Monday, October 8, 2018. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. Alcoholism and drug addiction is a disease that can impact anyone–whether you’re a neurosurgeon or a barista. In fact, ProPublica recently conducted an investigative report on a neurosurgeon deemed so “bad” that he eventually faced criminal charges. Among the concerns raised about the doctor was his frequent use of drugs and alcohol. Drug addiction among doctors is not rare. According to the Los Angeles Times as many as 15% of doctors might have an addiction problem. In fact, drug addiction among medical professionals may be higher than the general population. While drug addiction among the general population averages between 8......
read moreMedical Malpractice and Medical Records
October 5th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Friday, October 5, 2018. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. Electronic medical records, when they were first being promoted in the medical community, were touted for their ability to improve health care. Yet, recent reports and studies indicate that they might not be the magic solution to improved health care that they may have initially seemed to be. Why? According to one doctor writing for the Atlantic, some nursing facilities and doctors continue to rely on paper medical records, other doctors rely on proprietary medical record-keeping technology, and yet others work with electronic records systems that don’t interface well with different systems. What is the result? The doctor writing for......
read more
