Looking for one source on Drug Diversion in the News? Look no further. HelioMetrics has pulled together this page as a resource for you to see those Drug Diversion stories that made headlines. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of every Drug Diversion, it is only a list of them that actually made the press, which is a fraction of the total Drug Diversions that happen daily around the United States. You can also check out our Prescription Fraud in the News for more stories related to Drug Diversion.
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Louisiana doctor and clinic director arrested in drug fraud conspiracy
A local doctor and a clinic director have been arrested in a prescription drug fraud conspiracy. According to court documents, an investigation began on May 18, 2020, when Louisiana State Police received a complaint from [...]
VA Pittsburgh nurse accused of illegally obtaining opioid painkillers
A former nurse at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System faces drug charges in the theft of opioid painkillers, federal prosecutors said. Ann Makepeace, 30, of Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood was indicted by a grand jury [...]
Ex-Tennessee school nurse accused of stealing medications
A former school nurse in Tennessee has been charged with stealing prescription medications belonging to students. A grand jury in Campbell County indicted S. Lancaster last week on six counts of obtaining drugs by fraud [...]
Indiana nurse sentenced for stealing medicine from hospice patients
An Indiana hospice nurse will serve time for stealing medication from patients for her personal use. Jennifer L. Daniel, 40, admitted to taking medication from patients and forging prescriptions for hydrocodone, according to the Office [...]
Former Baxter County, AR jailer admits to stealing pills
A former Baxter County jailer appeared Thursday in Baxter County Circuit Court where she admitted to stealing an inmates prescription pills, saying it was the worst mistake of her life. Tiffany Gail Johnson, 38, of [...]
Rushville, IL Nurse Sentenced For Elder Abuse in Medication Theft Incident in 2019
A woman arrested in Cass County for elder abuse and theft of a controlled substance is heading to prison. 39 year old Bethany S. Mellor of Rushville was sentenced to 3 ½ years in the [...]
RN faces 25 counts related to theft of controlled substances while working in SC
A woman faces multiple counts of theft of a controlled substance and related charges after arrest warrants accused her of stealing the medications while working as a registered nurse for Spartanburg Regional Health system. In [...]
Nurse in SC stole medication from child patients, set them aside for his own use
A registered nurse was arrested Wednesday in South Carolina for stealing medication from patients for his own use, according to warrants for his arrest. While working at the Lighthouse Behavioral Health Hospital at 152 Waccamaw [...]
Texarkana Doctor set for January trial in pill mill case
A local doctor accused of operating a pill mill in the Texarkana area is scheduled for trial in January. Lonnie Joseph Parker, 55, is scheduled to face a jury Jan. 19 in the Texarkana Division [...]
Detecting Drug Theft And Misuse In Hospitals Should Be No Accident
In late May, a nurse anesthetist was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for tampering with opioid analgesics intended for patients. For nearly eight months, while working in a hospital surgery and birthing [...]