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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Pathologist suspended for narcotic/CDS abuse and illegal prescribing
2005-08
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Maryland Owings Mills, MD |
Not specified | narcotic or controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | being addicted to or habitually abusing any narcotic or CDS; willfully making or filing a false report in the practice of medicine and when making application for licensure; and prescribing drugs for illegal or illegitimate medical purposes | not stated | Suspension for 5 years with terms and conditions; should the suspension be stayed, probation for 5 years with terms and conditions | none documented | source |
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Psychiatrist summarily suspended for prescribing controlled substances in others' names and picking up prescriptions
2005-06
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Maryland College Park, MD |
Not specified | controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | prescribing large quantities of CDS in the names of 12 individuals for whom the physician could not provide medical records, and picking up the filled prescriptions himself | not stated | Summary Suspension | none documented | source |
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General practice physician summarily suspended over alleged conspiracy to distribute Ecstasy and Phentermine
2004-03
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Maryland Baltimore, MD |
Practice | Ecstasy and Phentermine (controlled dangerous substances) | alleged conspiracy, possession, and intent to distribute CDS, and illegal manufacture, distribution, storage, and concealment of CDS | not stated | Summary suspension of medical license | none documented | source |
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Physician assistant self-prescribed narcotic analgesics and benzodiazepines while addicted to opiates
2000-03
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Maryland Baltimore, MD |
Practice | narcotic analgesics and benzodiazepines | The Board found that the practitioner, who had a problem with opiate dependency, filled prescriptions for himself for narcotic analgesics and benzodiazepines, and was found guilty of providing professional services while using a narcotic or controlled dangerous substance and being addicted to narcotics or CDS. | not stated | Suspension for three years effective 12/15/1999, with 26 months stayed (10 months active suspension), followed by probation for five years subject to terms and conditions | none documented | source |
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Physician assistant applicant found guilty by court-martial of self-prescribing controlled substances and prescribing them for his spouse without authorization
1999-12
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Maryland Virginia Beach, VA |
U.S. Navy | CDS (controlled dangerous substances, unspecified) | found guilty by Navy court-martial of self-prescribing and prescribing for his spouse controlled dangerous substances without authorization | not stated | Application for certification denied | none documented | source |
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New York practical nurse surrendered license after admitting diversion of Fioricet for personal use
1999-11-05
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New York | Not specified in board summary (licensee of Rome, NY) | Fioricet (controlled substance) | not stated | Licensed practical nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Psychiatrist in Salisbury, MD, reprimanded for writing controlled dangerous substance prescriptions for himself under others' names
1999-08
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Maryland Salisbury, MD |
Psychiatric practice | controlled dangerous substances | wrote prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances for himself in the names of others and issued undated CDS for patients | not stated | Reprimand; terms and conditions for four years | none documented | source |
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Physician wrote prescriptions in patients' names and diverted the controlled substance for personal use
1999-04
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Maryland Kensington, MD |
Kensington, MD | Stadol (a controlled dangerous substance) | Alleged to have written prescriptions for patients for a controlled dangerous substance and then used part or all of the medication himself, and to have asked other physicians to write him personal prescriptions for the same drug | not stated | Summary suspension based on investigatory findings of imperative health, safety, and welfare concerns | 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%)
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.