Profit-driven drug testing

Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
Mark Collen

Abstract

Random drug testing of people being treated for chronic pain has become more common. Physicians may drug test patients on opioid therapy as a result of concerns over prosecution, drug misuse, addiction, and overdose. However, profit motive has remained unexplored. This article suggests profits also drive physician drug-testing behavior and evidence is offered, including an exploration of Medicare reimbursement incentives and kickbacks for drug testing.

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Jul 7, 2012·Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy·Lora L Brown
May 8, 2014·Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy·Mark Collen
May 3, 2014·Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy·Mark Collen
Nov 28, 2013·The Clinical Journal of Pain·Gary M Reisfield, Karen J Maschke
Dec 12, 2018·Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders·Christina Mohr Jensen, Torben Breindahl

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