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...cold morning last April, in the shadow of Montana's Beartooth Mountain range, five agents from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) walked into the office of Dr. Richard Nelson, a Billings neurologist. For six hours, they combed through his records, seizing 72 patient charts and confiscating his drug-dispensing permit. The charge? None so far, but the assumption is that he is suspected of improperly prescribing narcotic drugs. Despite a distinguished professional record spanning more than four decades, Nelson has had to spend $20,000 on lawyers, fearing that the government will indict him if it turns out that...
...DEA, for its part, says it was acting on tips from "several individuals in the community and pharmacies ... regarding suspicious prescriptions," according to a spokesman, who declined to elaborate...
...Baltimore-based American Pain Foundation. "They've gone to every physician within hundreds of miles and can't get someone to prescribe to them," says executive director Will Rowe. In some cases, patients with high-dosage prescriptions are turned away by drug stores, which are also subject to DEA investigations. "It's demeaning," says Mary Vargas, a Maryland attorney whose spine was injured in an auto accident. "Pharmacists tell me they don't have the medication, only to recant and dispense it when I persist with the manager...
...left of second base, driving in Abraham before the Crimson (11-7) could escape the inning. Holy Cross pitcher Scott Hampe retired the Harvard side in order not long after to notch his fourth save of the season and secure the win for Kevin O’Dea (1-0), who scattered three hits in as many stanzas of relief. Wheeler (0-2) was saddled with the loss after surrendering the run on one hit and one walk in two innings of work...
Three batters later and with runners at first and second, Brown again got the better of O’Dea, ripping his fastball to straight-away center, but, as before, Potvin retreated and, with little time to spare, hauled in the line drive to thwart yet another of Harvard’s chances...