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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Lexington police arrest nurse for allegedly stealing hospice patient’s drugs, patient dies
A Lexington woman died Monday, after police arrested her nurse for stealing the woman’s drugs. According to court documents, 50-year-old C. Young was arrested Sunday night when the family of Doris Grant noticed the nurse [...]
West Virginia Doctor Ricky L. Houdersheldt Found Guilty of Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
A federal jury found a West Virginia doctor guilty today of unlawfully distributing opioids to his patients. The defendant was charged in a September 2019 indictment as part of the second Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid [...]
NC nurse charged with stealing drugs after his alleged overdose
A Buncombe County nurse has been arrested on multiple felony charges after allegedly overdosing on medication prescribed to his patient, a Canton juvenile. J. Theodosiou, 24, was initially indicted on two felonies by a Haywood [...]
Watertown, WI nurse guilty of theft after stealing drugs from nursing home
A former nurse was found guilty of reduced charges on Monday after taking narcotic drugs that were meant to go to residents in a Watertown nursing home. Melanie J. Hunter, 39, Watertown, was originally charged [...]
Who steals pain medication from an 83-year-old? This Florida nurse, the state says
Who steals pain medication from an 83-year-old? This Florida nurse, the state says By David J. Neal July 04, 2020 07:33 AM A licensed practical nurse resigned from a Naples’ senior living facility after being [...]
Brookdale, WA nurse placed on leave after oxycodone pill goes missing
Missing oxycodone pill: At about 8:14 a.m. a person called to report that the day before, a single 10mg oxycodone pill was listed as administered to a patient at the Brookdale Federal Way senior living [...]
West Hartford pharmacy penalized $150K for losing thousands of drug doses
A West Hartford pharmacy has agreed to pay a penalty of $150,000 to resolve claims that it lost thousands of doses of a prescription drug meant to treat anxiety and panic disorders, prosecutors say. Suburban [...]
Former Iowa nurse sentenced to federal prison for stealing prescribed drugs from unconscious patient’s IV line
An eastern Iowa nurse has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing medication from an unconscious patient’s IV. Kelly Kristin Postel, 43, of Monticello, was sentenced on Friday in District Court in Cedar Rapid to [...]
Dallas Doctor Edward Agura Pleads Guilty to Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme on Elderly
A Dallas doctor has pleaded guilty to a felony for prescription drug diversion crimes perpetrated on elderly victims, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox. Dr. Edward Agura, 63 pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee [...]
Registered Nurse in Haverhill Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion Charge
BOSTON – A Haverhill nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to tampering with patients’ morphine. Brianna Duffy, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count [...]