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I agree, KCW. Hopefully there are many more good doctors out there then the ones who have turned much of society into happy-prozac-popping zombies.

Unfortunately, I don't know too many people who aren't on an anti-depressant or sedative type drug these days. The problem is these drugs are highly addictive and combined with other drugs, are lethal. There's a lot of money at stake here if we, the public, question why the 2nd cause of death in America, is drug overdose (quoting Wecht here). By those margins, that's a hell of a lot of people.

When we see the details of this case, we not only see drug abuse firsthand, we see suspicous activity. There's the solicitation for Dr. Kapoor to prescribe drugs. But when he refuses, Eroshevich writes them herself. The Pharmacist refuses to fill the script. Then she writes the scripts again, to other people. Yet Wecht states that at least the Chloral Hydrate was prescribed for Anna Nicole. I'm surprised Kimberly didn't pick up on that.

When I decided to actually sit down and do some research on Methadone; the management plans that are required of a person to be on that drug, and the detox programs they must agree to, I understood more then I did before. It makes sense now why her rehab was required and why it failed. Because Howard was bringing in the Meth during her rehab. Surprised she didn't drop dead from that honestly.

Ultimately, consider who is going to incur the costs of such a multi-jurisdictional matter that is going to bleed resources, money, time and manpower? The fallout that would ensue from all the families who suffered similar tragedies. Changing the laws and enforcing the penalties of prescription drug dispension. The list goes on. Squashing it, is just easier. Think - bigger then even Anna Nicole.