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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | 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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Children's Wisconsin nurse diverted morphine and fentanyl for self-administration
2000
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Wisconsin | Children's Wisconsin | morphine and fentanyl | stole morphine and fentanyl intended for pediatric patients and self-administered the drugs; convicted of stealing drugs on the job | not stated | charged with multiple felonies; convicted; spent four months in jail; nursing license suspended indefinitely, later fully reinstated; pardoned | 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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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.