A Philadelphia jury has awarded more than $2 million to a woman who claimed that her former pain management doctor needlessly prescribed her addictive opioid medications, which led to both mental and physical injuries.

The jury in Rivera v. Roxborough Memorial Hospital returned its verdict May 3, after nearly three weeks of trial and three hours of deliberation. The verdict included $22,000 for past medical expenses, $700,000 in pain and suffering and $1.544 million in future medical and related expenses.

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