The Appalachian Region Prescription Opioid strike force filed federal charges against 13 people, including 11 doctors, in connection with the opioid crisis in the Appalachian region.
Federal charges against 11 doctors in Appalachia were filed September 24 in Charleston, West Virginia in connection with overprescribing controlled substances. Prosecutors allege that over 17 million opioid pills were prescribed illegally and sold via clinics known as"pill mills."
In a statement from the Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department's Criminal Division said,"The Department of Justice will not relent in its aggressive pursuit of those responsible for fueling the opioid epidemic in Appalachia." WCHS reports a doctor in Vienna, West Virginia allegedly prescribed 1.8 million units of Schedule II controlled substances for a town of approximately 10,000 residents. His patient roster only numbered 1,600. He was discovered to have written 600 prescriptions for fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 80-100 times more potent than morphine.
In all, 13 people were charged from a four-state area, consisting of West Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio and Alabama. Another doctor, from the West Virginia town of Hurricane, allegedly took calls from patients and arranged meetings with them in parking lots. At that point, he would prescribe them oxycodone, hydrocodone and codeine without performing a medical examination.The charges stem from a law enforcement action coordinated by the Appalachian Region Prescription Opioid strike force.
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