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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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Registered nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl from Children's Hospital of Wisconsin stock or waste
2004-11
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Wisconsin Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin | morphine and fentanyl | The Board found that the nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl from hospital stock or waste for personal use over four years until June 28, 2004, and consumed the substances at work without a prescription or other authority. The nurse was also criminally charged with unlawfully obtaining a controlled substance. | not stated | License suspended for six months, then indefinitely, with conditions including treatment, monitoring, and restricted access to controlled substances; partial costs of $200. | 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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Family practice physician's license revoked after ingesting morphine in violation of probation
2004-01
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Maryland Catonsville, MD |
Practice | Morphine | violated a prior Board consent order and rehabilitation contract by ingesting morphine | not stated | Revocation of license; barred from applying for reinstatement for 3 years | none documented | source |
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Physician assistant's certification revoked after guilty plea to illegally distributing oxycodone
2004-01
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Maryland Montgomery, PA |
Montgomery, PA | Oxycodone | pled guilty to distributing Oxycodone not for legitimate medical purposes, and to falsely altering a certificate of discharge from the Army | not stated | Revocation of certification | none documented | source |
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Anesthesiologist placed on probation after being sanctioned for abusing fentanyl and Demerol
2003-07
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Maryland Los Angeles, CA |
Practice | fentanyl and Demerol (meperidine) | Found by a state medical board to have abused fentanyl and Demerol, controlled substances to which the physician had professional access. | not stated | 5 years probation subject to terms and conditions (reciprocal to an Arizona Medical Board sanction) | none documented | source |
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Radiation therapy technologist's certification revoked after positive drug test for morphine
2003-01
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Maryland Bel Air, MD |
Bel Air, MD | morphine | Tested positive for morphine on a urine screen, in violation of a disposition agreement with the licensing board that required abstinence from controlled substances. | not stated | Certification revoked | 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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- 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.