davis_square | Odd Legal/Medical Question (Reply)

I moved here from Michigan about a year ago. A couple of comments my new local doctor made made me think. The doctor implied to in order to receive a prescription for certain drugs (xanax was mentioned specifically) I would have to take (and pass) regular drug tests, and that this was a requirement of Massachusetts state law. Something about this just doesn't sound right to me.

I've got another appointment w/ the doctor to speak about this issue, and I'm looking for a good lawyer to call (to ask some questions about this and several other matters).

Does anybody know anything about this? Limiting medical care to those who don't do "drugs" doesn't seem like it keeps with the Hippocratic oath.

UPDATE: I suspect that the doctor made mention of the drug test to discourage drug-seeking behavior. I have more than a few visible tattoos and waist-length dreadlocks; methinks the doctor might have tried to judge my "book" by its "cover".

Thanks for your answers, everybody! I'll talk to the doctor, and make sure to get my medical file from them. After that? Who knows, but at least I'll be better informed.