Transcript by www.newsy.com BY KYLIE MCGIVERN Prescription drug overdose deaths are on the rise. But, who's to blame? Doctors? Patients? In a California case, attorneys and parents are pointing fingers at a Los Angeles County physician -- Dr. Lisa Tseng. KABC has more. "The district attorney here likes to cite a study by the CDC, that says that more people die from drug prescription overdoses than from traffic accidents. He's now going after a woman he calls 'Dr. Feelgood.'" The LA Times calls the murder charges 'rare' "The charges represent a bold move sure to spur debate in the medical and legal communities and come as public health and law enforcement authorities are grappling with rising prescription drug deaths." And ABC News points out such cases often involve involuntary manslaughter charges instead. One of the case's prosecutors told the network -- Lawyer "This is the first case that we have filed against a doctor, charging murder for over-prescription of drugs." And! a parent says -- Parent: "She is a murderer, okay? She's killed a lot of kids and she's destroyed many, many families." Tseng is charged with the murder of three otherwise healthy men in 20's, who came to the doctor with complaints of pain and anxiety before overdosing on prescription drugs. KNBC explains the case's origins. "Attorney Larry Eisenberg filed five wrongful death lawsuits against Dr. Tseng, accusing her of doling out prescriptions for painkillers like Vicodin, Opana, and Xanex, which led ...
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