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Two Thief River Falls nurses say doctor got them hooked on painkillers
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By Two former nurses who pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining prescription drugs told police that a doctor they worked for got them hooked and then ensnared them in a scheme to obtain thousands of pills to share with the doctor. The doctor, an obstetrician/gynecologist who used to work at the now-MeritCare clinic, used to give them [...]
More >>Former Pasco deputy gets two years in prison for drug deal
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Don Riggans spent his life serving in the Army, working up the ladder in law enforcement and building a life with his wife and two daughters. Earlier this year, the family found their dream house, but it was just beyond their reach. To raise some quick cash, Riggans, a former Pasco sheriff’s deputy, took an [...]
More >>Another doctor loses his right to prescribe
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The Nevada State Medical Examiners Board has stripped a Las Vegas psychiatrist of his license to prescribe controlled substances because the drugs he prescribed to a Kentucky woman may have contributed to her suicide. The medical board took the action against Dr. Randall Foster at an emergency meeting Monday because he “presents an unacceptable risk [...]
More >>Elburn resident accused of illegally selling painkillers
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A pharmacist at his family’s recently shuttered St. Charles drugstore has been arrested on charges stemming from the alleged illegal sale of thousands of prescription painkillers. Mark L. Burger, 41, of Elburn, a former pharmacist at Burger Drugs, surrendered Monday to Kane County officials after his indictment on 10 felony counts, including a charge of [...]
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