Following the United States Bankruptcy Court approval of the Purdue Pharma L.P. chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the “Plan”),...
Tag Archive for: Opioid Crisis
MI: Warren paramedics revive 9-month-old who overdosed on heroin-fentanyl mixture
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertWarren police performed life-saving measures on a 9-month-old girl after she overdosed on a mixture of opioids that had been...
CDN: Activists Call on Canada to Back Heroin, Cocaine, Meth Buyer’s Clubs
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertOn August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, drug-user activists in British Columbia formally petitioned the Canadian federal government to...
CA: San Diego Doctor Pays $200,000 to Resolve Allegations that He Wrote Illegitimate Opioid Prescriptions
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesSan Diego area pain clinic doctor Brenton Wynn, M.D., has paid $200,000 to resolve allegations that he illegally prescribed...
Over the past several weeks, eleven individuals have appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring...
TN: Former East Tennessee Clinic Owner Convicted of Unlawful Opioid Distribution
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesA federal jury in the Eastern District of Tennessee convicted a former nurse practitioner yesterday of unlawfully distributing prescription...
MO: Southeast Missouri healthcare system agrees to pay $1,624,957.67 to resolve allegations that physician wrote invalid prescriptions
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesAs part of the settlement, Saint Francis agreed to pay $1,624,957.67. The United States has reached a civil settlement...
SwabTek™ and National Sheriffs’ Association Equip Sheriffs with Narcotics Detection Tests
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) has joined SwabTek’s Post-Pandemic Drug Detection Care Package initiative, designed to equip Sheriff’s offices across...
MI: Pharmacy Operators, Patient Recruiter Charged in a Nearly $800,000 Illegal Opioid Distribution Conspiracy
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesAn indictment was unsealed today charging two patient recruiters and the owner and operators of a pharmacy with conspiracy...
OR: Former Clackamas Chiropractor Sentenced For Oxycodone Distribution
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA 33-year-old former Clackamas chiropractor has been sentenced to four years and two months in federal prison after admitting...