Experienced emergency department physicians are not easily fazed, but an outbreak of “gas-station dope” had patients in such bad...
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WA: Washington State Patrol’s toxicology lab ran tests in office contaminated by meth, possibly jeopardizing thousands of cases
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertIt puts every single sample that’s been processed by this laboratory at risk Behind the locked doors of a...
US: Returning from travel abroad? A court put limits on border officers rummaging through your phone
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe 9th Circuit says border officers must only search for digital contraband, not evidence of crimes Shackled to a...
UT: Former nurse found guilty of swapping out painkillers for saline
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertFormer nurse used painkillers, then replaced liquid with saline A federal jury found a Sandy man, who formerly worked...
MA: Massachusetts State Police uncover 3,100 bags of heroin hidden inside Frosted Flakes cereal box during traffic stop
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertCereal Drug Trafficking Identified During Traffic Stop Massachusetts State Trooper Scott Boutell didn’t discover a sticker or toy hidden...
GA: Former prison guard admits role in major south Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesOperation Sandy Bottom targeted Coffee County drug distribution A former prison guard has admitted participating in a drug trafficking...
PA: Greensburg Doctor Pleads Guilty in Drug Conspiracy involving Arizona Pharmaceutical Company
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesWhitten conspired to receive kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company based in Arizona in exchange for prescribing Subsys,...
OH: Port Clinton Physician Convicted of Prescribing Controlled Substances Without Medical Necessity and Health Care Fraud
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesActing U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal jury found William R. Bauer, 84, of Port Clinton,...
FL: Miami case reveals black market for high-priced prescription drugs. It took in $78 million
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThey’re accused of operating a network that dealt in illegally purchased or stolen prescription drugs, mostly to treat HIV,...
Patients, politicians, and regulators may find it tough to believe, so they need sharp periodic reminders: While there are...