You sometimes need lie detectors in the ER:
The same emergency rooms that treat the overdoses have also seen an increase in the number of healthy patients trying to scam doctors out of the very same drugs.
“There are people who make a living going into the ER with fake injuries to get drugs,” said Dr. David Heller, an emergency room physician at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. “It’s a constant balancing act, trying to do what’s best for the patient and trying to keep them from having a side business.”
