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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Registered nurse alleged to have obtained controlled substances from a Texas pharmacy using unauthorized prescriptions and co-worker prescriber numbers
2026-02
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Oregon | Pharmacy | Zolpidem Tartrate, Eszopiclone, Acetaminophen-Codeine #3, Guaifenesin-Codeine, Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffeine, and Hydrocodone | Alleged to have obtained these medications from a pharmacy in Texas, for themself and a family member, through the use of unauthorized electronically communicated prescriptions, using the names and Drug Enforcement Administration numbers of three co-worker prescribers. | not stated | Stipulated Order for Probation; license placed on probation, with a 24-month period of probation to begin upon return to supervised nursing practice. Any monitored practice completed in Texas in compliance with the Texas Board of Nursing order counts toward the 24 months. | none documented | source |
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West Virginia Veterinarian Ordered to Pay $956,709 Over Unaccounted-For Opioids
2025-08-05
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West Virginia Winfield, West Virginia |
Veterinary practice, Putnam County, WV | Oxycodone HCL and hydrocodone/acetaminophen | Ordered opioids far in excess of legitimate need, failed to secure or record them, and fabricated dispensing records to cover a 6,593-dose-unit shortfall found during a DEA inspection | not stated | Default judgment of $956,709 in civil penalties ordered Aug. 5, 2025; DEA registration surrendered | $956,709 (civil penalty) | source |
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Arkansas nurse self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer
2024-04
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Arkansas Cabot, AR |
Cabot Health and Rehab | hydrocodone | self-reported diverting and consuming hydrocodone from employer | not stated | Self-reported; no disciplinary action stated | none documented | source |
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Nebraska Nurse Faces License Action Over Opioid Diversion (2024)
2024
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Nebraska Nebraska |
Registered nurse from Treynor, Iowa; Nebraska practice revoked October 2024; federal indictment May 19, 2026 on tampering with consumer products and acquiring controlled substances by subterfuge or fraud (Nebraska) | Oxycodone, morphine, hydrocodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Licensing action (2024); license revoked (Nebraska Division of Public Health) | none documented | source |
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Washington Pharmacy Technician Faces License Action Over Opioid Diversion (2024, case 2)
2024
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Washington Washington |
Pharmacy technician, Franklin County (Washington) | 1,000 tablets of hydrocodone and oxycodone | Details are limited to what the source states; see the summary above | not stated | Licensing action (2024); license suspended (Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission) | none documented | source |
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Pharmacist charged with diverting hydrocodone/APAP tablets from a West Virginia pharmacy
2023-09
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Vermont Stonewood, WV |
a pharmacy in Stonewood, West Virginia | hydrocodone/APAP 10/325 mg tablets | Charged with taking between 25 and 50 hydrocodone/APAP tablets per day from the pharmacy for 3 to 5 years without a prescription; allegedly diverted tablets while at the pharmacy filling legitimate prescriptions for himself and/or family by accessing non-public areas and removing bottles; the pharmacy reported losses of 7,000 hydrocodone/APAP 10/325 mg tablets to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, and the losses were attributed to the pharmacist. | not stated | Specification of Charges filed; requested relief includes revocation, suspension, reprimand, conditioning, or other discipline. | none documented | source |
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Pharmacist-in-charge diverted hydrocodone and tramadol powder from a pharmacy controlled-substance safe; Maryland license revoked
2023-07
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Maryland | a pharmacy in Virginia (name omitted from the order) | Hydrocodone powder (schedule II) and Tramadol powder (schedule IV) | Alleged theft of a controlled substance from the pharmacy; a pharmacy video camera captured the pharmacist-in-charge removing medication from the controlled substance safe and placing it in his pocket or into a cup; an inventory found 847 mg of tramadol powder and 2,947 mg of hydrocodone powder missing; the pharmacy president stated the pharmacist admitted taking controlled substances, including hydrocodone powder, and using them in his coffee and other beverages while working; the pharmacist admitted to Virginia Board investigators that he diverted controlled substances from the pharmacy for personal use between August 13, 2021 and October 13, 2021. | not stated | Maryland pharmacist license revoked; order reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank | none documented | source |
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Assisted living facility nurse diverted Vicodin from a resident for personal use
2021-02
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Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay, WI |
an assisted living facility | Vicodin | Diverted Vicodin from a resident for personal use on April 30 and May 1, 2019. | not stated | License suspended for an indefinite period; suspension may be stayed upon compliance with conditions including treatment, monitoring, and practice limitations. | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.