I agree, go after the deep pockets. I sympathize with patients who became addicted to oxy, while at the same time I'm convinced that opioids should be available

I agree, go after the deep pockets. I sympathize with patients who became addicted to oxy, while at the same time I'm convinced that opioids should be available to those who need them. I'm glad I got some Demerol when I needed it. I even sympathize with physicians who weighed their patients' needs against the risks of addiction, carefully followed up on their oxy prescriptions, and still had some patients succumb to addiction. I don't sympathize with blanket statements like "doctors just trusted Purdue". Any physician who refilled an opioid prescription without asking the patient some blunt questions and being satisfied with the answers is a piss-poor physician.