[Notary Sojac]

(1) - he is doing this in the public hospitals where the mayor is the boss. Not acting outside his authority.

(2) - I agree with the posters up-thread who think this is not an inappropriate response to the tsunami of drug seekers who hit the city ED's every single day.

[miss marmelstein]

Actually, I have a friend who is the head of a public hospital in mid-town. I’d just love to see Bloomberg tell HIM what to do! My friend is not afraid of anyone, especially a tin-pot dictator.

[ilovesarah2012]

You can buy all sorts of painkillers “on the street”. You don’t need to go to an ER to get them.