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Jilaine P. Wirts, 58, Washington, turned herself in Monday morning warrant charging her with three felony counts of unlawful possession or use of a legend (prescription) drug. Wirts allegedly admitted she took Gabapentin for her own personal use during a six-month period, often ingesting them on her drive home from work.

The case involves Wirts’ alleged involvement in missing Gabapentin, known by the brand name Neurontin, from the hospital’s Inpatient Rehab Center. The Inpatient Rehab Center utilized an automated medication dispensing cabinet that keeps drugs like Gabapentin in locked drawers. Officials were apparently alerted to a problem Oct. 5 when two Gabapentin 600mg wrappers in the machine were missing the pills they were supposed to contain, according to the investigation.