Unlawful means of procuring a controlled drug through perscriptions authorized by multiple doctors for treatment of the same affliction.
See RUSH LIMBAUGH
"Thanks to doctor shopping, I now have enough Viagra to stiff-cock a sperm whale!"
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Alternating doctors to obtain overlapping prescriptions. Most commonly done to obtain painkillers such as oxycontin.
The USA's highest rated radio host, Rush Limbaugh, was accused of Doctor Shopping to obtain thousands of oxycontin pills once he became addicted to them after treating his back pain. In April 2006, Limbaugh settled out of court in his legal troubles.
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Alternating doctors to obtain overlapping prescriptions. Most commonly done to obtain painkillers such as oxycontin.
The USA's highest rated radio host, Rush Limbaugh, was accused of Doctor Shopping to obtain thousands of oxycontin pills once he became addicted to them after treating his back pain. In April 2006, Limbaugh settled out of court in his legal troubles.
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