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Showing 730 of 730 cases · page 88 of 92.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Illinois hospital bacteremia outbreak linked to nurse drug diversion
2006
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Illinois | Hospital in Illinois | not stated | not stated | Nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Internist's reinstatement denied over past substance abuse and fraud in obtaining controlled dangerous substances
2005-09
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Maryland Annapolis, MD |
Not specified | controlled dangerous substances | past misconduct concerning substance abuse and fraud in obtaining controlled dangerous substances and submitting false statements when he obtained licensure in Maryland | not stated | Reinstatement Denied; the Board will not accept any further applications for reinstatement for 5 years | none documented | source |
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Pathologist suspended for narcotic/CDS abuse and illegal prescribing
2005-08
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Maryland Owings Mills, MD |
Not specified | narcotic or controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | being addicted to or habitually abusing any narcotic or CDS; willfully making or filing a false report in the practice of medicine and when making application for licensure; and prescribing drugs for illegal or illegitimate medical purposes | not stated | Suspension for 5 years with terms and conditions; should the suspension be stayed, probation for 5 years with terms and conditions | none documented | source |
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Nursing home nurse took Percocet from a resident's medication supply for personal use
2005-06
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Maine Kennebunk, ME |
Kennebunk Nursing Center | Percocet | Took 72 Percocet pills from a resident's supply of medication under the guise of medicating the resident, taking the pills for her own use, between February 7, 2004 and May 8, 2004. | not stated | Found guilty by a York County Superior Court jury; sentenced to 9 months in jail with all but 5 days suspended, plus two years of probation with random searches and drug testing. | none documented | source |
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Psychiatrist summarily suspended for prescribing controlled substances in others' names and picking up prescriptions
2005-06
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Maryland College Park, MD |
Not specified | controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | prescribing large quantities of CDS in the names of 12 individuals for whom the physician could not provide medical records, and picking up the filled prescriptions himself | 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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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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- 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.