Marion Stowers
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas panel revokes Clarksville psychiatrist’s medical license over prescriptions to opioid use disorder patients
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A state panel on Thursday revoked the license of a psychiatrist practicing in Clarksville, finding his habit of prescribing controlled substances to patients with a history of substance abuse to be “gross negligence” and “ignorant malpractice.”
The Arkansas State Medical Board voted unanimously to revoke Dr. Marion Stowers’ license at a hearing in Little Rock. Stowers did not attend.
Dr. Nick Shull, who serves in an investigative role at the state Department of Health, said the medical board had asked him to examine the charts of patients Stowers had seen at his clinic…
Excerpted from:Arkansas panel revokes Clarksville psychiatrist’s medical license over prescriptions to opioid use disorder patients
by Nathan Anselle
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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