Drug diversion cases in Alabama
9 documented cases, 2018–2025.
Figures are derived from the 730 case records collected on this site, not from official state totals.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 20 months
Longest: 120 months (10 years)
6 prison or jail terms stated in 6 of 9 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Monetary penalties stated
Smallest: $110,620
Largest: $110,620
1 amount in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) in 1 of 9 records.
Drug classes involved
| Drug class | Records |
|---|---|
| Opioids | 9 |
| Benzodiazepines | 2 |
A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Retail pharmacy | 4 |
| Long-term care | 3 |
| Other / not classified | 2 |
Cases
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- Birmingham-area nursing home nurse diverted hydrocodone tablets; pleaded guilty to theft 2025-02 · Birmingham, AL · Long-term care
- Alabama Pharmacist Sentenced for Diverting Tens of Thousands of Oxycodone Pills from His Own Pharmacy 2023-11-03 · Gadsden, Alabama · Retail pharmacy
- Nursing home director of nursing used pre-signed prescription pads to divert hydrocodone 2023-04 · Montgomery, AL · Long-term care
- Pain clinic nurse practitioner conspired to dispense fentanyl by forging a physician's signature on prescriptions 2023-01 · Other / not classified
- Nursing home licensed practical nurse convicted of diverting 638 narcotics pills from residents 2022-06 · Georgiana, AL · Long-term care
- Dothan Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Selling Opioids Without Prescriptions 2021-04-27 · Dothan, Alabama · Retail pharmacy
- Nurse practitioner forged physicians' signatures to issue unauthorized controlled-substance prescriptions at two Montgomery pill-mill practices 2019-06 · Montgomery, AL · Other / not classified
- Home-Infusion Pharmacy Tech Diluted Hospice Patients' IV Opioids 2018-02-21 · Birmingham, Alabama · Retail pharmacy
- Birmingham Pharmacy Technician Tampered with Opioid IV Bags Prepared for Palliative Care Patients 2018-02 · Birmingham, AL · Retail pharmacy
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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.
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