Why one doctor says the DEA shouldn't mine Oregon's trove of painkiller data

Oregon doctors wrote nearly 3 million prescriptions in 2014 for hydrocodone and oxycodone, the top two narcotic painkillers, according to the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program's report for the year. Pharmacists and providers made 800,000 queries to the database, showing that it's become a useful tool for prescribers to screen patients and identify possible abuse. But Oregon doctors are concerned about three particular requests for information that were made last year. That's because they…
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