Doctors at heart of US opioid crisis
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WHEN 55-year-old Sheila Bartels left her doctor's office in Oklahoma, she had a prescription for 510 painkillers. She died the same day of an overdose.
Her doctor, Regan Nichols, is now facing five second-degree murder charges - one for each patient who overdosed after she prescribed them opioid drugs, such as Oxycontin - prescriptions that can lead to addiction.
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