vicodin is a highly-abused addictive drug. when use properly for the management of real pain it can be quite helpful. when abused and used to get high or sold on the streets it can cause unbelievable harm. i don't know the laws in ny but a medical professional has the legal and ethical responsibility to make sure his or her patient is not abusing prescription drugs. for instance if i was treating a chronic pain patient and suspected they were not taking the medicines but rather selling them a drug test would show this drug was not in her system. many patients go to several doctors and get several prescriptions for the same drug and either turn them into cash or over-treat themselves with often fatal dosages. i would tell my patient that they were being drug tested but that is just me. someone who is not being honest about their pain or their drug use would need to find someone else to take care of them.
are doctor's required to drug test someone before giving them an rx for vicodin in ny? . is drug testing without patient's knowledge or consent for a rx for vicodin in ny now a allowed by medical professionals?