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Showing 21 of 730 cases · page 3 of 3.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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New Jersey hospital nurse reprimanded after hydromorphone ampules found tampered with
2016-10
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New Jersey | Hospital (community medical center) | Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Delaware nurse suspended two years after unrecorded cabinet withdrawals and muscle-relaxant theft at a state prison
2013-11-07
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Delaware | Hospital in Lewes, then Sussex Correctional Institute in Georgetown | Vicodin (one pill) and Soma, a muscle relaxant | not stated | Registered nurse (previously licensed practical nurse) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Arkansas hospital nurse's license suspended three years after narcotics cabinet tampering and Demerol concerns
1993-08-17
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Arkansas | Two hospitals, in Bentonville and Eureka Springs | Demerol (meperidine) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Vermont hospital nurse admitted diverting patient drugs; civil suit tested confidentiality of board investigative files
1990-01
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Vermont | Hospital (Windham County civil action) | Injectable drugs intended for a patient (unspecified) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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DC agency nurse's Demerol pull for a patient with an expired order led to two-year suspension, upheld on appeal
1983-03-29
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District of Columbia | Capitol Hill Hospital, Washington, DC | Demerol (meperidine), 50 mg | not stated | Registered nurse (temporary staffing agency) | not stated | none documented | source |
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Every case states When (date) and Where (state) — 730 of 730. Beyond that, a blank cell means the source record does not state that fact, not that it did not happen:
- Setting: stated in 649 of 730 cases (89%)
- Drug: stated in 657 of 730 cases (90%)
- Method: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%)
- Prosecution status: stated in 474 of 730 cases (65%); a documented penalty (fine, settlement, or restitution) exists for 77 of 730 cases (11%)
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Disclaimer
Case summaries are based on public records (DOJ press releases, court documents, news reports). Charges are allegations unless a conviction is noted. Analysis is educational, not legal advice.
Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.