Dr. Feelscared.

• Author: Wooldridge, Howard F.
• Position: Letters - Letter to the Editor

As a retired police officer, I am embarrassed by what my colleagues at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are doing ("Dr. Feelscared," August/September)--law enforcement professionals second-guessing doctors who have had some 20 years of schooling.

At the end of the day, it is the drug agents who determine, based on who knows what, if a doctor has "prescribed controlled substances to a person outside the scope of legitimate practice." Drug agents receive about four months...