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Doctor Charged In Pain Med Death

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

A Delray Beach doctor faces manslaughter charges after one of his patients died of a methadone overdose, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.  Dr. Barry M. Schultz, whose license was already suspended by the state, was to have his first court hearing on Wednesday. 

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