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Lawsuits, still has the prescription pad. >> you don't want to answer any questions? >> reporter: why is this man, dr. lind webster walking away from our cameras? refusing to answer our questions. webster is considered a leader in the field of pain management. president of the american academy of pain medicine. >> over 100 million americans who are experiencing chronic pain. >> reporter: author of a scoring system used by doctors to distinguish pain killer addicts from legitimate patients. and he's the founder of this pain clinic in salt lake city. what is his reputation? >> his methods are in...

Management specialist who is considered a leading expert how to safely prescribe powerful painkillers including of yoids. the accusations against him are stunning, but he still has his prescription pad. >> reporter: you don't want to answer questions? >> no. >> reporter: why is this man walking away from our cameras, refusing to answer questions? webster is considered a leader in the field of pain management. he's president of the american academy of pain medicine. >> we have over 100 million americans experiencing chronic pain. >> reporter: he's the author of a scoring system used by doctors ...

Anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist who is considered a leading expert how to safely prescribe powerful painkillers including of opioids. now he is facing multiple accusations against him. the accusations against him are stunning, but he still has his prescription pad. >> reporter: you don't want to answer questions? >> no. >> reporter: why is this man dr. lynn webster walking away from our cameras, refusing to answer questions? webster is considered a leader in the field of pain management. he's president of the american academy of pain medicine. >> we have over 100 million american...

For a body in motion. john dies every 19 minutes from a precipitation drug overdose, most involve painkillers. part of the problem, painkillers in this country are being written at a furious pace. dr. lynn webster is considered a leader in the field of pain management. he's president of the american academy of pain medicine. >> over 100 million americans experiencing chronic pain. >> he's author of a scoring system used by doctors. he's founder of this pain

So now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare someone dies every 19 minutes from a prescription drug overdose and most of these deaths involve painkillers. now, i'll tell you part of the problem is that painkiller prescriptions in this country are being written at a furious pace. dr. lynn webster is considered a leader in the field of pain management, he's president of the american academy of pain medicine. >> we've got over 100 million americans who are experiencing chronic pain. >> he's the author of a scoring system used by doctors to distinguish painkiller addicts from leg...