The patients lose again: In the crusade against pain physicians, those in real pain are left hanging
“Since the doctor’s arrest, KETV NewsWatch 7 has heard from several of his patients, telling stories similar to Hook’s. Hook is a nurse, and describes Rosario as a good physician. She said Rosario did not push pills, and instead, often prescribed therapy for her.”
As treating chronic pain is becoming a low-reward, high-risk field, fewer physicians are going to take the risk of prescribing chronic narcotics.