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Most providers administer medications responsibly. But a growing number of providers are diverting drugs for personal use or re-sale.
It is estimated that more than 10% of all healthcare workers will steal opioids and other substances from patients and hospitals at some point in their career. It’s happening in all hospitals, in every town.
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| Summary of Diversion Incident | Address of Incident | Facility | Updated | |
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| Virginia traveling nurse with license to practice in South Dakota voluntarily surrenders his license after admitting to diverting in Kentucky. | Kentucky | February 10, 2021 | View full detail | |
| Two medical assistants and a boyfriend to one of them are facing organized crime charges for allegedly forging more than 100 prescriptions for the pain-treating narcotic hydrocodone by using information from their Shenandoah, TX employer. | 129 Vision Park Blvd Shenandoah, TX 77384 | Doctors' Offices | February 9, 2021 | View full detail |
| A Lockhart, Texas police officer allegedly stole a controlled substance from a junior high where he had previously been a resource officer. | 500 City Line Rd, Lockhart, TX 78644, USA | Lockhart Junior High School. | February 9, 2021 | View full detail |
| Virginia doctor convicted of 861 counts of illegally prescribing opioids, resulting in the death of a woman in West Virginia. | 445 Commonwealth Blvd E Ste A Martinsville, VA 24112 | Dr. Joel Smithers, DO | February 9, 2021 | View full detail |
| The registered nurse worked at a medical center in Palmer, Alaska, and having a dependency issue with narcotics. | 2500 S Woodworth Loop, Palmer, AK 99645 | February 9, 2021 | View full detail | |
| "Pill Mill" Pennsylvania doctor who traded cash for opioids is headed to federal prison. | Plymouth Township, PA | February 9, 2021 | View full detail | |
| Nurse from Iowa voluntarily surrenders license to practice in South Dakota after admitting to stealing hydrocodone while working at a long term care facility. | South Dakota, USA | February 9, 2021 | View full detail | |
| South Dakota nurse voluntarily surrendered her license after admitting to diverting fentanyl from her workplace. | South Dakota, USA | February 9, 2021 | View full detail | |
| A Tripler Army Medical Center technician was arrested for allegedly stealing narcotics from the hospital by fraudulently using about 65 patient identities. | 1 Jarrett White Rd, Honolulu, HI 96859, USA | Tripler Army Medical Center | February 9, 2021 | View full detail |
| Wichita Pharmacist Gets 12.5 Years For Unlawfully Distributing Rx Drugs | 2810 E 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67214 | Neighborhood Pharmacy | February 8, 2021 | View full detail |
| Amsterdam Hospital to Pay Civil Penalty for Violations of the Controlled Substances Act | 232 Market St, Amsterdam, NY 12010 | Amsterdam Hospital | February 8, 2021 | View full detail |
| Virginia dentist was involved in an elaborate scheme to prescribe opioids for personal use and the use of his co-conspirators. | 240 Mustang Trl, Virginia Beach, VA, 23452 | Gary A Hartman DDS MS LTD | February 7, 2021 | View full detail |
| Memphis psychiatrist sentenced today to 48 months in prison for unlawfully distributing opioids for no medical reason and "often in exchange for sexual favors or companionship." | 1355 Lynnfield Rd # 158 Memphis, Tennessee 38119 | Richard G Farmer MD | February 3, 2021 | View full detail |
| Two doctors and five pharmacists among 49 arrested for writing prescriptions for opioids, knowing the drugs would be diverted to the streets for illicit use. | 2451 Robinson Rd #200, Grand Prairie, TX 75051 | Ethel’s Pharmacy | February 3, 2021 | View full detail |
| Two doctors and five pharmacists among 49 arrested for writing prescriptions for opioids, knowing the drugs would be diverted to the streets for illicit use. | 2241 Peggy Ln B, Garland, TX 75042 | Brandy Pharmacy | February 3, 2021 | View full detail |
| Two doctors and five pharmacists among 49 arrested for writing prescriptions for opioids, knowing the drugs would be diverted to the streets for illicit use. | 918 E Park Row Dr, Arlington, TX 76010 | Beco Pharmacy | February 3, 2021 | View full detail |
| Two doctors and five pharmacists among 49 arrested for writing prescriptions for opioids, knowing the drugs would be diverted to the streets for illicit use. | 306 E Randol Mill Rd # 500, Arlington, TX 76011 | Remcare Pharmacy | February 3, 2021 | View full detail |
| Two doctors and five pharmacists among 49 arrested for writing prescriptions for opioids, knowing the drugs would be diverted to the streets for illicit use. | 329 N Hwy 67 Suite 150, Cedar Hill, TX 75104 | Calvary Pharmacy | February 3, 2021 | View full detail |
| Two doctors and five pharmacists among 49 arrested for writing prescriptions for opioids, knowing the drugs would be diverted to the streets for illicit use. | 3201 University Dr E Bryan< TX 77802 | February 3, 2021 | View full detail | |
| Pharmacist Sentenced for Tampering | 7400 Sunnybrook Dr, Hollins, Roanoke, VA 24019, USA | Home Choice Partners | February 3, 2021 | View full detail |
| Hudson woman pleads guilty to stealing painkillers prescribed to elderly patient | Nashua, NH, USA | February 2, 2021 | View full detail | |
| Pharmacy to pay more than two million for dispensing more than 350,000 units of opioids and routinely ignoring red flags for illegitimate prescriptions. | 240 S Tallahassee St, Hazlehurst, GA 31539 | Chip’s Discount Drugs | February 2, 2021 | View full detail |
| Pharmacist pays $200,000 to settle claims that they unlawfully filled prescriptions for controlled substances. | 3010 US-80, Bloomingdale, GA 31302 | Gordon’s Pharmacy | February 2, 2021 | View full detail |
| South Dakota Supreme Court rules hospital didn't wrongfully terminate nurse over suspected drug diversion. | 1325 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA | Avera McKennan Hospital | February 2, 2021 | View full detail |
| Nurse acquired pain meds from patients in her care at a nursing home by fraud, and is also charged with tampering by diluting liquid morphine with mouthwash. | 1026 A Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 | UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital | February 2, 2021 | View full detail |
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