Dr. James Graves who was found guilty of manslaughter has been sentenced to nearly 63 years in prison. Dr. Graves was convicted by a Milton, Fla. jury of manslaughter and racketeering in connection with the overdose deaths of four patients for whom he had prescribed OxyContin and other drugs. Graves is the nation's first doctor to be found guilty in such a case and has set a precedent. Currently, in different areas of the country, many doctors are being prosecuted for what the government claims to be manslaughter. Now if a patient dies of misusing a drug the fingers will be pointed at the doctor instead of the patient, when in reality, it was the patient who did not use the drug for medicinal purposes, who became addicted to the drug, and who sold the drugs for profit. Hence, doctors are faultless and should not be criminally prosecuted for acts like these.
In the case of Dr. Graves, a pain management specialist, he gave out his prescriptions recklessly or to anyone who was......

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Title: Oxycontin
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