5.1.2009

Swallowing the Wrong Pill – Criminal Drug Diversion by Medical Professionals: A Federal Prosecutor’s Perspective

I am a federal prosecutor in Seattle. During the past two years, I have participated in a series of prosecutions of physicians and other health care professionals for criminal conduct involving the unlawful diversion of controlled substances. The drugs involved in these cases included highly abused opiates such as oxycodone, hydrocodone and meperidine.  View full article.

This article first appeared in Pain Medicine News.