Feb 4, 2011 00:54
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English term

pill mill

GBK English to Romanian Medical Medical: Health Care
Definition from Drug Addiction Treatment:
“Pill mill’ is a term used primarily by local and state investigators to describe a doctor, clinic, or pharmacy that is prescribing or dispensing powerful narcotics inappropriately or for non-medical reasons.
Example sentences:
His parents claim he obtained the pills after a visit to a "pill mill" -- storefronts that often provide powerful narcotics without thorough patient exams and usually on a cash-only basis. (ABC News )
City commissioners voted to approve a moratorium on "pill mills." (Wesh.com)
A Houston physician's license has been temporarily suspended for illegally operating a "pill mill" where thousands of prescriptions for addictive drugs were written — often to those suspected of being recruited by drug crews, investigators said. (Chron)
Proposed translations (Romanian)
4 +1 sursa de pastile or fabrica de pastile
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Proposed translations

+1
5 days

sursa de pastile or fabrica de pastile

i hope this will help!
Definition from own experience or research:
Licensul doctorului a for suspendat temporar pentru operarea unei"fabrici de pilule"ilegal/"sursa de pilule"
Example sentences:
a cumparat de la "sursa" (Teora dictionar englez -roman )
Baiatul lor a cumparat pastile de la "sursa ilegala" (dictionar )
Peer comment(s):

agree Julia Prazsmary : fabrica de pastile e ok. Pe sistemul "fabrică de diplome"
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