More than 100 physicians visited Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to ask lawmakers to require additional training for physicians who prescribe controlled substances, according to a Boston Herald report.
Milan Stojanovic, MD, an anesthesiologist who runs clinics in Boston, addressed Congress as a member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, one of the two groups that want the government to implement a national prescription pill training program for all physicians.
The group, along with the North American Neuromodulation Society, says the training should be mandatory because most physicians do not fully understand the risks and abuse potential of the pills they distribute.
Some groups disagree with the push for mandatory training: Massachusetts Medical Society President Lynda Young, MD, said while improper prescribing must be curbed, the issue should not be legislated.
The push for physician training comes in the midst of national concern over prescription drug abuse.
Read the Boston Herald report on drug abuse.
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Milan Stojanovic, MD, an anesthesiologist who runs clinics in Boston, addressed Congress as a member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, one of the two groups that want the government to implement a national prescription pill training program for all physicians.
The group, along with the North American Neuromodulation Society, says the training should be mandatory because most physicians do not fully understand the risks and abuse potential of the pills they distribute.
Some groups disagree with the push for mandatory training: Massachusetts Medical Society President Lynda Young, MD, said while improper prescribing must be curbed, the issue should not be legislated.
The push for physician training comes in the midst of national concern over prescription drug abuse.
Read the Boston Herald report on drug abuse.
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