Involves a kickback scheme initiated by Insys Therapeutics in which practitioners were incentivized to prescribe Subsys by receiving payments...
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CA: Actor Daniel Mickelson died of fentanyl-cocaine overdose in accidental death: L.A. coroner
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe mystery of actor Daniel Mickelson’s death last summer has been solved. The 23-year-old known for turns in “The...
GA: North Carolina man sentenced to federal prison for distributing opioids through the Dark Web
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesSavannah customer also sentenced A North Carolina man who ordered and illegally sold highly addictive opioids through the Dark...
Police say the child was seen smoking meth provided by the man A 36-year-old man was arrested on Monday,...
TN: Jury Convicts Clarksville Doctor Of 36 Counts Related To Pill Mill Operation
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesTwo Patients Overdosed While Inside Clarksville Clinic A federal jury on Friday, completed its deliberations in the case of...
CDN: Toronto seeks federal exemption to decriminalize drug use as opioid overdoses rise
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertCity wants Health Canada to grant exemption that changes drug laws in Toronto By the end of the day,...
Defendant conspired to receive and pay kickbacks to encourage urine drug screen testing performed by a lab in Florida...
CA: Deadly Opioid More Potent Than Fentanyl Seized In California: Enough To ‘Kill 50 Million People’
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertMassive Drug Bust in California In a massive drug bust in California, a man and a woman have been...
DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesDEA Warns that International and Domestic Criminal Drug Networks are Flooding the United States with Lethal Counterfeit Pills Today,...
NC: Officer comforts 1-year-old boy after parents overdose on heroin
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA heartbreaking photo shows a North Carolina police officer comforting a 1-year-old boy whose parents overdosed on heroin in...