On Feb 10, 12:07=A0pm, Paul Bearer <replyonuse...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:42:40 -0500, "Sharon Too"
>
> <askformya...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >>The only snag in this part of the investigation is that, AIUI, Ledger
> >obtained the scripts overseas for the medications that were found in
> >his system, not here in the USofA. =A0If that truly IS the case, the
DEA
> >is going to find rather quickly that there's not much to
> >"investigate".
>
> >Not sure if they were *all* obtained overseas. If someone dies of an RX
O=
D
> >and they were all prescribed by the same doctor, that's valid to
> >investigate. However, a lot of times these folks go to different
doctors =
and
> >different pharmacies and simply stockpile their habit. If patients
don't
> >tell their doctors what other doctors have prescribed, it can be
dangerou=
s
> >and sometimes fatal.
>
> The news re****ts seem to indicate all the prescriptions came from
> Europe. =A0 Sounds like a lot like the DEA has no jurisdiction. =A0
On Feb 10, 12:07 pm, Paul Bearer <replyonuse...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:42:40 -0500, "Sharon Too"
>
> <askformya...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >>The only snag in this part of the investigation is that, AIUI, Ledger
> >obtained the scripts overseas for the medications that were found in
> >his system, not here in the USofA. If that truly IS the case, the DEA
> >is going to find rather quickly that there's not much to
> >"investigate".
>
> >Not sure if they were *all* obtained overseas. If someone dies of an RX
O=
D
> >and they were all prescribed by the same doctor, that's valid to
> >investigate. However, a lot of times these folks go to different
doctors =
and
> >different pharmacies and simply stockpile their habit. If patients
don't
> >tell their doctors what other doctors have prescribed, it can be
dangerou=
s
> >and sometimes fatal.
>
> The news re****ts seem to indicate all the prescriptions came from
> Europe. Sounds like a lot like the DEA has no jurisdiction.
Which is what I meant for my point to be. Thanks much for clarifying
it for me as succinctly as you've done! :-)
--- Cory
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