Stimulant diversion cases
34 documented cases, 2006–2026.
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 stimulant (amphetamine, cocaine, methylphenidate).
Monetary penalties stated
Median: $56,612.62
Smallest $25,000 · largest $1,000,000
Median of 6 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 5 of 34 records. 29 records state no dollar amount.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 6 months
Longest: 156 months (13 years)
2 prison or jail terms stated in 2 of 34 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Roles named in the records
| Role | Records |
|---|---|
| Physician / surgeon | 9 |
| Not stated in the record or its title | 7 |
| Nurse (role unspecified) | 7 |
| Pharmacist | 6 |
| Pharmacy technician | 4 |
| Nurse practitioner / APRN | 1 |
From the Role field (4) or, where the record has none, the case title (23).
States with the most records
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| Maryland | 3 |
| New York | 3 |
| Vermont | 3 |
| California | 2 |
| Hawaii | 2 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
24 states and territories in all; every state.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Other / not classified | 22 |
| Retail pharmacy | 7 |
| Hospital / health system | 5 |
Drugs named
| Drug | Records |
|---|---|
| amphetamine | 29 |
| oxycodone | 10 |
| methylphenidate | 8 |
| hydrocodone | 6 |
| cocaine | 2 |
| morphine | 2 |
| alprazolam | 1 |
| codeine | 1 |
| fentanyl | 1 |
| hydromorphone | 1 |
| ketamine | 1 |
| tramadol | 1 |
A record naming two drugs counts under both.
Other drugs and classes
Cases
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- Emergency Department Physician Pleads Guilty to 19 Counts of Illegally Prescribing Opioids and Stimulants 2026-10-21 · Pensacola, Florida · Hospital / health system
- Pennsylvania Psychiatrist's DEA Registration Revoked After Falsified Records and Prescriptions to an Undercover Patient 2026-10-19 · Easton, Pennsylvania · Other / not classified
- Doctor Convicted of Distributing Over 2 Million Stimulant Pills on the Done ADHD Platform 2026-10-02 · Western District of Michigan · Other / not classified
- Pittsfield Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Adderall from Pharmacy Chain 2026-09-17 · Pittsfield, Massachusetts · Retail pharmacy
- VA medical center nurse pleads guilty to diverting and tampering with psychiatric patients' stimulant medications 2026-07 · White River Junction, VT · Hospital / health system
- VA hospital psychiatric nurse diverted amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate and tampered with patient medications 2026-06 · White River Junction, VT · Hospital / health system
- New Jersey psychiatrist pleaded guilty to 17 felony counts for invalid stimulant and benzodiazepine prescriptions 2026-06 · Other / not classified
- Kansas Pharmacist Indicted for Stealing Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin and Oxycodone from Employer 2026-03-30 · Maize, Kansas · Other / not classified
- Cheshire APRN Illegally Distributed Amphetamines and Benzodiazepines 2026-02-03 · Cheshire, Connecticut · Other / not classified
- Kansas Pharmacy Technician Indicted for Stealing Adderall and Ritalin 2026-01-29 · Russell, Kansas · Retail pharmacy
- North Carolina Nurse Charged in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2026) 2026 · North Carolina · Other / not classified
- Lawton pharmacy technician charged after hydrocodone tablets found spilling from clothing 2025-12-03 · Retail pharmacy
- Virginia Physician Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2025, case 2) 2025 · Virginia · Other / not classified
- North Dakota Pharmacist Charged in Stimulant Diversion Case (2025) 2025 · North Dakota · Other / not classified
- Hawaii nurse alleged to have swapped a patient's Adderall tablets for Seroquel 2024-09-09 · Other / not classified
- Maui nurse sanctioned after alleged diversion of Adderall from patient medication packet 2024-08 · Other / not classified
- Telehealth Firm Done Global Indicted in $100M Adderall Distribution Scheme 2024-06-13 · San Francisco, California · Other / not classified
- Utah Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Utah · Other / not classified
- Mount Pleasant pharmacy technician charged with stealing OxyContin and Adderall from CVS pharmacy 2022-03 · Mount Pleasant, SC · Retail pharmacy
- Louisiana Prescriber Charged in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2022) 2022 · Louisiana · Other / not classified
- Minnesota pharmacist caught on video pocketing amphetamines; suspension stayed with monitoring 2021-05 · Retail pharmacy
- Pennsylvania Nurse Charged in Opioid Diversion Case (2021) 2021 · Pennsylvania · Other / not classified
- New York Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Medication Using Patient's Children's Identities 2020-09-17 · Clifton Park, New York · Other / not classified
- Walgreens pharmacist diverted Adderall and Allegra D 2020-07 · McComb, MS · Retail pharmacy
- Buffalo-Area Physician Diverted Controlled Substances Through Fraudulent Prescriptions to Associates 2020-03-05 · Buffalo, New York · Hospital / health system
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