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| DOC looks into drug procedures |
| By kirotv.com |
| Published: 01/27/2009 |
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WASHINGTON - According to a press release from the Department of Corrections (DOC) they have requested that the state Department of Health review drug-dispensing practices within the state prison system to ensure that inmate medications are being appropriately prescribed and controlled. An investigative report on KIRO 7 Eyewitness News recently quoted a former DOC employee who charged that DOC was over prescribing painkillers. KIRO Investigators also produced figures showing variations in the amounts of painkillers prescribed at certain prisons. A DOC evaluation of the figures concluded that at least some of the variation could be explained by specific circumstances at each prison. For example, Monroe Correctional Complex had a higher number of offenders receiving pain killers, but it also has the state prison system's largest infirmary and treats a higher number of more seriously ill inmates. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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