Legitimate pain physicians in Florida are hoping the state's crackdown on pill mills doling out painkillers will improve their reputation, according to a report by the Tampa Tribune.
"There's a stigma," said Douglas Constant, a pain management physician in Tampa. "When you introduce yourself as a pain physician, it brings about a pejorative reaction."
Several new Florida laws establish standards of care for physicians prescribing narcotic-grade pills, require them to register with the state and increase penalties against physicians who overprescribe.
Read the Tampa Tribune report on the Florida crackdown on pill mills.
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