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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Doctors Challenging Opioid Convictions

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Doctors Challenging Opioid Convictions
This picture shows 5-mg pills of Oxycodone on June 17, 2019. Keith Srakocic/AP Photo File
Marina Zhang
Marina Zhang
6/29/2022|Updated: 6/29/2022
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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of two doctors challenging convictions on drug distribution charges for over-prescribing controlled opioids on the rationale that their actions may have been in “good faith.”

The justices ruled 9–0 on June 27 (pdf), siding with Dr. Xiulu Ruan and Dr. Shakeel Khan.
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Marina Zhang is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers both health news and in-depth features on emerging health issues. Marina holds a bachelor's degree in biomedicine from the University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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