Michael Belfiore, who was dubbed “Dr. Death” by the DEA, was busted for illegally distributing opioids, which led to the overdose deaths of two of his patients.
‘Dr. Death’ accused of running pill mill that left 2 dead

Michael Belfiore, who was dubbed “Dr. Death” by the DEA, was busted for illegally distributing opioids, which led to the overdose deaths of two of his patients.
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I have bad back pain and it took 12 months of going to the dr to even get codine. Definitely not on the first visit
The dea arresting doctors is ridiculous. Everyone knows opiods can lead to overdose. Your not going to od from 1 pill. They swallowed the entire bottle
Quack
Osteopath ccan prescribe pain pills?
I don’t see why a doctor should be punished for other people’s addictions,but he should have looked at their backgrounds and signs of addiction.
I am an intractable chronic pain patient who has lived with crippling pain for 35 years. I have taken opioids pain medicine for 35 years and never once overdosed or taken to the streets, I am not addicted. I am physically dependent but I am also dependent on BP meds and an antidepressant. This means I have to wean off the meds slowly. Addiction and dependence are related to different parts of the brain. It is the ignorance and hysteria toward opioids, brought on by a well heeled zealots and vested interests in banning opioids pain meds that caused a slaughter of intractable pain patients. Going through two forced tape rings devastated my health. I also lost friends who were pain patients to suicide after their meds were cut off because others abused opioids. Pain patients deserve just as much compassion and consideration as any other people. Opioids are not the demon drug that some want people to believe they are. Just as with alcohol, most people can take opioids without becoming addicted. Studies have shown the number of pain patients who become addicted is from 1 to 6 percent leaving 99 to 94 percent can safely use opioids without becoming addicted. Intractable pain patients have suffered for years as this anti-opioid hysteria raged. Don't bring more suffering onto innocent people . Do your due diligence and look at all sides. The hysteria you spread with half researched stories can harm and even kill. There has to be a way to help addicts and intractable pain patients. There is a lot of information out there about chronic pain patients. Please take the time to cover both sides of this very complicated issue.
Shocking
People are so dumb! But they want their drugs!
Wouldn't there be a pharmaceutical representative who profited and pushed cash incentives on behalf of their company. The manufacturers are like the cartel with government protection.
I had a dictor that wanted to put me on the so called heavy medicine i dropped her the same day .
23 years for doing his job wow he was definitely the fall guy for big pharma
I’m a recovering alcoholic. My doc never prescribed anything other than an ER visit for detox to make sure I didn’t freaking die. ER did their thing with benzos, fluids, etc until I was clear of heart and seizure problems. What the heck is this guy’s excuse other than something nefarious? There’s a fly in the ointment…
When will the sackler family be locked up?
I was prescribed hydrocodone at 15. I went to the doctor for a legitimate issue and instead of identifying the root cause, she covered it up with pain meds. I was an addict by 18 & still struggling with it. I’ve met some extremely shady doctors.
Whhaaaaa…why don't we have bent doctors in nz… stupid MedSafeNZs excellent oversight means we DON'T have a huge black market pharmaceutical problem here…
Im a ex addict of tramadol and i dont blame the doctor…you cant blame a doctor for my actions. I became a heroin addict because the doctor stopped my medication but the doctor is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Scapegoating for sure
He looks like he injected meth before doing those interviews
Look at the eyes
He's not even a doctor! Osteopathy is a pseudoscience, not a branch of traditional medicine.
Greedy