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Pill-Mill Doctor’s Lawyer Blames Clinic Owner

Dr. Cynthia Cadet, accused of causing the overdose deaths of nine patients treated at Chris George’s so-called pain clinics, has been portrayed by her attorney as a victim in the $40 million pill-mill scheme, the Palm Beach Post reports. Her attorney claims Cadet often refused to write prescriptions for out-of-state patients, while George testified the doctor often wrote more prescriptions than other physicians that worked at the clinics. 

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