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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Virginia Physician's DEA Registration Revoked After Concurrent Opioid-Benzodiazepine Prescribing Killed Two Patients
2026-08-28
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Virginia Great Falls, Virginia |
Physician (M.D.), outpatient office practice, Great Falls, Virginia | Oxycodone/acetaminophen 10 mg/325 mg (Schedule II) and diazepam 5 mg (Schedule IV), prescribed concurrently | Concurrent opioid-benzodiazepine prescribing with no documented extenuating circumstances, no documented risk counseling, no lowest-effective-dose prescribing and no opioid reversal agent; both patients died of acute intoxication from the combination (March-April 2025) | not stated | DEA registration revoked and pending applications denied by final agency order (default) published Aug. 28, 2026; effective Sept. 28, 2026 | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse accused of diverting morphine from OrthoNebraska surgical unit
2026-08
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Nebraska Omaha, NE |
OrthoNebraska | morphine (4 mg vials) | Alleged entering fictitious orders in patient charts to divert morphine for himself; admitted diverting morphine by adding or changing the ordered amount, charting the difference, or charting medical 'waste'; accessed automated medication dispensing machine, sometimes using co-workers' login information. | not stated | Booked on seven felony counts of intentionally violating a narcotic drug law; placed on leave then later fired; scheduled court appearance. Nebraska nursing license was listed as active until Oct. 31, 2026, as of the report, with no disciplinary information shown. | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse stole fentanyl vials at work and altered medication logs to conceal theft
2025-09
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Oregon | workplace | fentanyl 100 mcg/2 mL (255 vials) | Stole 255 vials of fentanyl 100 mcg/2 mL and altered medication logs attempting to conceal the theft; tested positive for fentanyl on a for-cause drug screen at work; pleaded guilty and was convicted in federal court of felony acquiring or obtaining possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge. | not stated | License placed on 36-month probation; terms include no access to narcotics or controlled substances; Board order. | 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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South Carolina Practical Nurse Charged Over Nursing Home Tramadol Theft
2025-03-18
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South Carolina Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Myrtle Beach, SC | Tramadol (Schedule IV) | Stole a quantity of Tramadol from two residents on October 23, 2024, and unlawfully obtained it for personal use while depriving the patients of their prescribed medication | not stated | Booked March 18, 2025, on two counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult and two counts of Theft of a Controlled Substance, First Offense | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse admitted obtaining and consuming oxycodone without a prescription and had controlled-substance administration and documentation errors involving two patients; voluntarily surrendered license
2025-03
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Oregon | Practice | oxycodone, opioids | Admitted obtaining and consuming oxycodone without a prescription; employer reported controlled-substance administration and documentation errors for two patients, and the licensee could not account for what medications were administered or why documentation was made; also admitted administering medication to a patient without a provider order and later admitted obtaining and consuming two oxycodone pills. | not stated | Voluntary surrender of registered nurse license accepted; may apply for reinstatement after a minimum of three years. | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse alleged to have diverted IV Dilaudid from a worksite an automated dispensing cabinet by logging it out and pocketing it
2025-01
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Oregon | worksite with an automated dispensing cabinet system | IV Dilaudid | Alleged diversion of IV Dilaudid: logged out IV Dilaudid but did not administer it for more than an hour; logged out IV Dilaudid but did not waste it for more than an hour; logged out IV Dilaudid and put it in a pocket; documented administering IV Dilaudid when it was not administered; administered IV Dilaudid but did not document it for approximately two days; failed to document a pain assessment; carried medications in pockets and failed to waste controlled substances at the time of removal from an automated dispensing cabinet. | not stated | RN license placed on probation for 24 months within 36 months, with monitored practice and education conditions. | none documented | source |
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Physician diverted Demerol from patients for personal use
2024-12
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Texas Dallas, TX |
Dallas, TX | Demerol | diverted Demerol from patients for himself; tested positive for Demerol | not stated | voluntary surrender of Texas medical license in lieu of further disciplinary proceedings | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.