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Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Distribution of Opioids

The owner of a Cincinnati-area medical practice pleaded guilty  for illegally distributing opioids.

Raymond Noschang, M.D., 59, of Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded guilty to eight counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone before U.S. District Judge Susan J. Dlott of the Southern District of Ohio.

As part of his guilty plea, Noschang admitted that he prescribed controlled substances to patients in amounts and for lengths of time that were outside the scope of legitimate medical practice.  Noschang also admitted that he routinely prescribed controlled substances to patients even though various “red flags” suggested that he should stop writing those prescriptions, change the prescriptions and/or counsel patients accordingly.  Further, Noschang admitted that he prescribed dangerous combinations of drugs known to heighten the risk of overdose and death.

As part of his guilty plea, Noschang admitted that the amount of drugs attributable to his conduct is between 400 and 700 kilograms of converted drug weight.

See https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1155066/download