Figures are derived from the 931 case records collected on this site, not from any official total. A record counts here when its Drug field names a opioid (buprenorphine, codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, meperidine, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, sufentanil, tramadol).

Monetary penalties stated

Median: $27,250
Smallest $400 · largest $4,500,000

Median of 84 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 74 of 588 records. 514 records state no dollar amount.

Custodial sentences stated

Shortest: 1 month
Longest: 468 months (39 years)

133 prison or jail terms stated in 130 of 588 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.

Roles named in the records

Roles in these records
Role	Records
Nurse (role unspecified)	215
Pharmacist	75
Pharmacy technician	72
Physician / surgeon	68
Not stated in the record or its title	67
Registered nurse (RN)	41
Licensed practical / vocational nurse	11
Nurse anesthetist (CRNA)	10
Nurse practitioner / APRN	8
Paramedic / EMT	8
Dentist / oral surgery	4
Nurse aide / assistant	3
Surgical / OR technician	3
Veterinarian	3

From the Role field (105) or, where the record has none, the case title (416).

States with the most records

States in these records
State	Records
Massachusetts	26
New York	24
Maryland	21
Illinois	19
Florida	18
Iowa	18
Michigan	17
Connecticut	16

52 states and territories in all; every state.

Settings involved

Settings in these records
Setting	Records
Other / not classified	235
Hospital / health system	199
Retail pharmacy	100
Long-term care	19
Ambulatory surgery / OR	9
Dental / oral surgery	6
Emergency services / EMS	5
Home health / hospice	5
Fertility / reproductive	2
No setting stated	8

Drugs named

Generic drugs named in these records
Drug	Records
oxycodone	248
fentanyl	181
hydrocodone	157
hydromorphone	124
morphine	87
alprazolam	31
methadone	23
tramadol	23
codeine	16
amphetamine	14
meperidine	14
lorazepam	11
midazolam	9
propofol	5
ketamine	4
buprenorphine	2
methylphenidate	2
sufentanil	2
phenobarbital	1
testosterone	1

A record naming two drugs counts under both.

Other drugs and classes

Cases

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North Carolina Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · North Carolina · Other / not classified
Michigan Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Michigan · Other / not classified
Maryland Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Maryland · Other / not classified
Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023, case 2) 2023 · Massachusetts · Other / not classified
Massachusetts Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Massachusetts · Other / not classified
Indiana Nurse Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Indiana · Other / not classified
Illinois Pharmacy Technician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Illinois · Retail pharmacy
Illinois Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Illinois · Hospital / health system
Hawaii Physician Agrees to Plead Guilty in Benzodiazepine Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Hawaii · Other / not classified
District of Columbia Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · District of Columbia · Other / not classified
California Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · California · Other / not classified
Alabama Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Alabama · Retail pharmacy
Alaska Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Alaska · Other / not classified
Central Pennsylvania hospital nurse charged with diverting morphine from an emergency department 2022-12-13 · Hospital / health system
Kentucky hospital agrees to $4.4 million civil penalty over recordkeeping that allowed pharmacy technician to divert 60,000 opioid doses 2022-12-08 · Hospital / health system
Kentucky hospital pharmacy technician diverted over 60,000 opioid doses; hospital paid civil penalty 2022-12 · Hospital / health system
Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl From Elderly Patients' IV Pumps 2022-11-21 · Clear Lake, Iowa · Other / not classified
Vermont chain pharmacy manager diluted hydromorphone oral solution and falsified inventory records 2022-11 · Retail pharmacy
South Dakota hospital ambulance fentanyl vials found filled with saline; no suspect identified 2022-11 · Hospital / health system
Le Roy pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to diverting hydrocodone and other controlled substances 2022-11 · Retail pharmacy
Colorado Nurse Sentenced Over ICU Fentanyl Drip Diversion 2022-11 · Denver, Colorado · Hospital / health system
DC nurse diverted fentanyl from two Washington hospitals 2022-10-27 · Washington, DC · Hospital / health system
St. Louis County Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl 2022-10-27 · St. Louis County, Missouri · Hospital / health system
Traveling Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids at Four Montana Facilities 2022-10-13 · Anaconda, Montana · Hospital / health system
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Opioids From Two Boston-Area Hospitals 2022-10-04 · Boston, Massachusetts · Hospital / health system

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Opioid diversion cases