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Showing 185 of 730 cases · page 20 of 24.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Delaware nurse used a physician's DEA number to obtain Xanax for herself; licenses later permanently revoked
2009-02-12
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Delaware | Outside any facility: prescriptions ordered in her own name using a physician's DEA registration | Xanax | not stated | Licensed nurse holding Delaware nursing licenses | not stated | none documented | source |
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General practice physician accused of self-administering narcotics and writing prescriptions to family and staff without medical records
2009-02
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Maryland Bowie, MD |
General practice office | controlled dangerous substances (CDS)/narcotics | Board investigative findings alleged the physician was addicted to CDS, overdosed on narcotics in December 2008, and wrote multiple prescriptions to family members and office staff without maintaining medical records, while allowing patients to keep their own medical records. | not stated | Summary suspension | none documented | source |
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Gaston County general practitioner's license revoked after felony conviction for prescribing controlled substances without a legal medical purpose
2008-11-20
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North Carolina | Medical practice, Bessemer City, Gaston County | Controlled substances (not specified) | not stated | Physician (general practice) | not stated | none documented | source |
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A physician assistant was accused of unauthorized prescribing of Schedule II narcotics to family members
2008-02
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Maryland Annapolis, MD |
Annapolis, MD | Schedule II narcotics | alleged unauthorized prescribing of Schedule II narcotics to family members, cited as part of the basis for an emergency public health and safety action | not stated | Summary suspension | none documented | source |
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Vermont-licensed nurse charged over diversion of opioids prescribed to a New Hampshire nursing home resident
2008-01-30
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Vermont | Nursing center, Jaffrey, New Hampshire | Opioids prescribed to a resident | not stated | Nurse (Vermont licensee) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Unlicensed resident removed narcotic patches from nursing home patient
2007-07
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Maryland Baltimore, MD |
nursing home | narcotic-eluding patches | unlawfully removed narcotic-eluding patches from a ventilator-dependent patient at a nursing home. He posed as a licensed physician and entered the nursing home's premises on several occasions before the patches were removed. | not stated | Permanent Revocation; any application for licensure, registration, or certification will not be accepted | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse diverted a Schedule II controlled substance from the workplace
2007-06
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Alaska | Workplace | Schedule II controlled substance | diverted a Schedule II controlled substance from the workplace | not stated | amended memorandum of agreement; relocated to Nebraska | none documented | source |
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Nevada hospital pharmacy technician created fictitious nurse account to pull narcotics from dispensing cabinets
2007-02-22
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Nevada | Hospital pharmacy and automated dispensing cabinets | Schedule II and III narcotic drugs | not stated | Pharmaceutical technician | not stated | none documented | source |
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- Setting: stated in 649 of 730 cases (89%)
- Drug: stated in 657 of 730 cases (90%)
- Method: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%)
- Prosecution status: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 77 of 730 cases (11%)
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.