In Case You Haven't Heard…

What happens when the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) comes to call on a buprenorphine prescriber? ADAW got an inside peek from a source — who shall remain nameless. “It was routine,” he said. “They talked to me for one and three quarters of an hour, asking questions about diversion control and how often I saw patients, and looked at archived prescriptions to make sure I had all the required information. I gave them insight into what constituted recovery versus what their concepts were, and then they asked me to out any docs who were playing fast and loose. Generally a very amiable visit.” This was their first visit in the area, our source said, and “they get meaner as the week progresses,” according to the agents. “So I thanked them for talking to me first and asked them if they could get me one of those blue jackets with big DEA letters on the back.”