The number of preschoolers receiving prescriptions for antidepressants doubled in the Medicaid programs.
Claim: That only two groups of people receive prescriptions free of charge.
As of the last reporting period in 2004, 326 patients had received prescriptions and 208 actually used the medications to end their lives.
He also made it harder for Medicaid recipients to receive prescriptions that are not on the state's preferred drug list.
Roughly half the studied children received prescriptions for antibiotics with no special instructions.
The other half also received prescriptions, but parents were asked not to fill them unless the child was either "not better, or worse" after 48 hours.
He also received prescriptions of sleeping pills and sedatives, which he would later use on his victims.
People expect to receive prescriptions and proscriptions; these are provided, and patients generally keep their opinions to themselves.
Angle responded on his official website: "I did not improperly receive prescriptions.
There have been allegations that some received illegal prescriptions for steroids during the 2003 season.