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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Hospital Opioid Diversion
2023-03
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Virginia Roanoke and Blacksburg, Virginia |
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA; LewisGale Hospital, Blacksburg, VA | Opioids | Took pain medication from patients reporting severe pain, falsely documented it had been administered, and used the diverted opioids herself while on duty; did not disclose a prior termination from a senior living facility to either hospital | not stated | Virginia Board of Nursing suspended the nursing license, reported March 2023 | none documented | source |
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Hartford Hospital Nurse Disciplined for Diverting Opiates
2019-07-17
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Connecticut Hartford, CT |
Hospital (Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut) | Opiates | Diverted opiates from the hospital for personal use over roughly four months | not stated | Connecticut consent order, July 17, 2019: four years' probation, one-year bar on controlled-substance access | none documented | source |
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Emergency room nurse suspended indefinitely for diverting controlled substances from an automated medication administration machine
2016-04
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Georgia | emergency room of a hospital | controlled substances | repeatedly withdrew controlled substances from an automated medication administration machine and failed to document that they were administered to patients; a drug screen showed three controlled substances in the nurse's system | not stated | suspended until able to demonstrate twelve months of continued sobriety and thereafter placed on probation; the Georgia Board of Nursing's proposed sanction was upheld | none documented | source |
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Hospital emergency room nurse diverted controlled substances from an automated medication administration machine
2016-04
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Georgia | a hospital emergency room | controlled substances | repeatedly withdrew controlled substances from an automated medication administration machine and failed to document that they were administered to patients; a drug screen indicated three controlled substances in the nurse's system | not stated | suspended indefinitely; required to demonstrate twelve months of continued sobriety and thereafter placed on probation | none documented | source |
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Licensed practical nurse found to have ingested prescription medications and possessed Adavan at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill
2013-04
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Delaware | Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill | prescription medications; Adavan | ingested several prescription medications without telling her supervisor; was found with Adavan in her pocket that should have been administered to a patient but was claimed missing; Hearing Officer found a pattern of theft and consumption of controlled substances | not stated | Board suspended the license for five years, required monthly random drug screens, and required 12 CEs (6 in ethics, 6 in substance abuse) | none documented | source |
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Respiratory care practitioner took controlled substances from a hospital's automated dispensing cabinet dispensing system without authorization
2009-10
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Maryland Baltimore, MD |
hospital | controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | Took CDS from a hospital's automated dispensing cabinet system without authorization amid impairment issues | not stated | Reprimand; probation for a minimum of 1 year subject to terms and conditions | none documented | source |
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Hospital anesthesiologist diverted controlled dangerous substances from medication management system and falsified patient records
2006-10
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Maryland Berlin, MD |
hospital | controlled dangerous substances (unspecified) | diverted controlled dangerous substances from a hospital medication management system and placed false information in patient medical records to conceal the diversion | not stated | Summary Suspension | none documented | source |
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Physician removed hospital supplies to administer a controlled substance to a friend and falsified test records to conceal it
2005-02
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Maryland | a hospital | a controlled dangerous substance (CDS, unspecified) | Removed supplies from a hospital to intravenously administer a controlled dangerous substance to an addicted friend, then arranged for the friend's blood to be tested with results filed under another inpatient's name to conceal the act. | not stated | License revocation | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.