1.   And Congress is debating legislation that would give doctors broader ability to prescribe painkilling narcotics.

2.   Authorities confronted Robertson and stripped him of his ability to prescribe narcotics.

3.   According to the complaint, she also acknowledged that she took Vlasto to a doctor who she knew would prescribe the narcotics that she administered to him.

4.   Heilig said the law allows doctors to prescribe powerful narcotics to treat pain, even though death may be a side effect of the dosage.

5.   In pain, though, Ryan eventually found other doctors willing to prescribe the narcotic.

6.   Patt said the drug will be a welcome option for doctors, many of whom are reluctant to prescribe narcotics over fears of patient addiction.

7.   That provision is a variation from a bill introduced last year, which some opponents said would make doctors afraid to prescribe any narcotics to ease pain.

8.   He lost his license for fraudulently prescribing narcotics to support his own drug addiction.