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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- Rawlins physician charged with prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances outside legitimate medical practice 2020-02 · Rawlins, WY · Other / not classified
- Colorado Pharmacist Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2019) 2019 · Colorado · Other / not classified
- Nevada grocery-pharmacy technician accused of diverting hydrocodone, amphetamine and oxycodone tablets from patient bottles 2017-08 · Retail pharmacy
- Maryland Physician Sentenced in Stimulant Diversion Case (2015) 2015 · Maryland · Other / not classified
- Hospital Settles Adderall Diversion Allegations Involving Medical Residents — New York, 2013 2013-09-20 · Brooklyn, New York · Hospital / health system
- South Burlington physician pleaded guilty to prescription fraud after writing prescriptions under fictitious names 2012-11 · Other / not classified
- Psychiatrist reprimanded for prescribing Ritalin to her spouse without medical justification 2011-12 · Ridgecrest, CA · Other / not classified
- Internal medicine physician summarily suspended over chronic cocaine and opiate use 2011-11 · Baltimore, MD · Other / not classified
- General practice physician summarily suspended after admitting cocaine use in violation of probation 2006-01 · Columbia, MD · Other / not classified
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