Comments on: Selling narcotics in the parking lot, a subtlety fail for this doctor http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/selling-narcotics-in-parking-lot.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Payne Hertzhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/selling-narcotics-in-parking-lot.html#comment-89291 Payne Hertz Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/selling-narcotics-in-the-parking-lot-a-subtlety-fail-for-this-doctor.html#comment-89291 Don't laugh, I know of at least one doctor who used to write scripts from his car, and another from a different area who used to employ a runner to deliver scripts to his customer's mailboxes by car. Sadly, many people with legitimate chronic pain that I knew were forced to use the services of these guys, even for trivial amounts of narcotics, because they couldn't get a "legitimate" doctor to treat their pain. <br/><br/>While I am sure doctors like this service quite a few addicts, I would venture a guess the majority of their clients are legitimate chronic pain patients, forced into an illegitimate arrangement to get pain relief. These doctors often charge cash retainers of from $250 to $500 a month, and with 1,000 clients that adds up to $6 million in cash revenue every year. Surely better than any street dealer could do. Don’t laugh, I know of at least one doctor who used to write scripts from his car, and another from a different area who used to employ a runner to deliver scripts to his customer’s mailboxes by car. Sadly, many people with legitimate chronic pain that I knew were forced to use the services of these guys, even for trivial amounts of narcotics, because they couldn’t get a “legitimate” doctor to treat their pain.

While I am sure doctors like this service quite a few addicts, I would venture a guess the majority of their clients are legitimate chronic pain patients, forced into an illegitimate arrangement to get pain relief. These doctors often charge cash retainers of from $250 to $500 a month, and with 1,000 clients that adds up to $6 million in cash revenue every year. Surely better than any street dealer could do.

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