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Showing 931 of 931 cases · page 115 of 117.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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Physician pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining diazepam
1997-05
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Texas Brownsville, TX |
Brownsville, TX | diazepam | Pleaded guilty to possession of the controlled dangerous substance diazepam obtained by fraud. | not stated | License revocation, statutorily required following the guilty plea | none documented | source |
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Family practice physician convicted of illegally distributing stimulants and dispensing controlled substances
1997-04
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Maryland Potomac, MD |
Practice | stimulants | Convicted in circuit court of fifteen counts of distribution of stimulants and seven counts of unlawful dispensing of a controlled substance; the conviction was affirmed on appeal. | not stated | License revocation, statutorily required following the criminal conviction | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse misappropriated controlled substances at Mountainside Hospital
1995-09
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New Jersey | Mountainside Hospital | controlled substances | misappropriated controlled substances for personal use from December 1994 through April 1995 while employed as a nurse | not stated | nursing license suspended indefinitely by consent order | none documented | source |
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Mooresville pharmacist's license suspended indefinitely for unauthorized consumption of controlled substances
1995-01
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North Carolina Mooresville, NC |
Practice | controlled substances | Consuming controlled substances without authorization | not stated | Prior stay terminated; license to practice suspended indefinitely | none documented | source |
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- Drug: stated in 858 of 931 cases (92%)
- Method: stated in 675 of 931 cases (73%)
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.