Prescription Drug Addiction Blog

The ongoing saga surrounding the life and death of Anna Nicole Smith hit another milestone today as her boyfriend and psychiatrist were convicted of fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs for the late model. However, they were acquitted of other charges and her doctor was acquitted on all charges.

There were several problems associated with the case where the law apparently protected the defendants against common sense. The sheer number of prescriptions that were reported, combined with the types of drugs dispensed, clearly indicated there was a major dependency, whether it was "legitimate" or not. After hearing of these specific drugs following her accidental overdose death, it comes to no surprise to drug rehabilitation experts that they caused her death, though none of the defendants were charged in her death.

In addition, all three of the defendents were intimately connected to her in some way. They did have a hand in creating her prescription drug addiction, regardless of what the law states they are responsible for.