Tennessee’s New Prescribing Laws and Old Habits: Effectively Caring for Patients Using Controlled Substances
This paper is republished here with the consent of the article’s authors, William Swiggart and Dr. Charlene Dewey of the Vanderbilt Center for Professional Health, and Alex Scarbrough Fisher of Thompson Burton, PLLC. This piece was first written and published in January 2014 in conjunction with the Vanderbilt Center for Professional Health. Although it was initially published several months ago, its contents regarding prescribing laws in Tennessee are still germane for healthcare providers who practice in the state of Tennessee. You can also access the article in .pdf format at Tennessee’s New Prescribing Laws. Introduction The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation identified substance abuse as this nation’s number one health problem in 2004.1 Substance abuse, particularly abuse of controlled prescription drugs, is closely interwoven with pain management. Physicians have the unique opportunity to identify substance misuse and abuse. Physicians can intervene early for patients at risk. Proper prescribing of controlled prescription drugs (CPD) is […]
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