How to spot a pill mill

• It accepts cash only
• You may or may not be seen by a physician
• No physical exam required or performed
• No medical records or X-rays are needed
• Prior medical records not required
• You ask for the medications rather than the doctor deciding what you need
• The same drugs and combinations of drugs are prescribed over and over to most patients
• There is scant medical documentation
• You’re directed to "their” pharmacy
• They treat pain with pills only
• They give you a set number of pills and tell you specific date to come back for more
• Huge quantities of drugs are prescribed at one time
• They may have security guards
• They may have a line of people outside or in the waiting room
• They may accept out of town or out of state patients
• Patients may arrive in carloads

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