Pennsylvania Woman Gets A Year In Prison For Forging Opioid Prescriptions
California Doctor Get Two Years For Illegally Distributing Hydrocodone
Hydrocodone is an opioid that is used to treat cases of prolonged and severe pain. It is generally prescribed as a last measure when others have proven ineffective. Taken orally, hydrocodone is sold under the brand name, Hysingla and can also be used as a cough suppressant. Common side effects more »
Read MoreThe Opioid Crisis Continues: More Physicians Taken Down For Overprescribing Drugs
The fact that there is an opioid crisis in the United States is practically common knowledge. With such drugs as fentanyl, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and oxycodone being so highly addictive, these pain killers are now known to be the chief causes of overdoses all over the country. In the past several more »
Read MoreDetroit Health Care Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Scheme
It’s no secret that the United States of America is currently entangled in a very serious opioid epidemic. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, opioid overdoses accounted for more than 42,000 deaths in 2016. That’s more than any previous year on record. An estimated 40 percent more »
Read MoreNevada Doctor Sentenced To Prison For Role In Worsening Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis in America is not one to underestimate. The damage it has caused and continues to cause is irreparable. Overdoses are taking place at alarming rates and medical professionals all over the country seem to be making the situation worse. When drugs are illegally prescribed, they obviously get more »
Read MoreOpioid-Making Company, Insys Settles Fraud Case For $225 Million
The word “opioid” has practically become foul language, hasn’t it? The name, which once stood solely as a description of a family of pain relievers, is now synonymous with addiction, drug overdoses and health care fraud. As the Allegiant Experts Blog has covered extensively over the past several months, doctors, more »
Read MoreOpioid-Dispensing Nurse Practitioner Gets Six Year Prison Sentence
For many months now, the Allegiant Experts Blog has kept a close eye on the opioid epidemic that is plaguing our country. In several of our blog posts, we have highlighted the staggering statistics concerning overdoses leading to death due to opioid abuse. Law officials nationwide have worked tirelessly to more »
Read MoreOwner Of Opioid Treatment Practice Guilty Of Illegal Drug Distribution
It’s no secret that our nation is currently enduring a very serious opioid crisis. Over the past several months, the Allegiant Experts Blog has committed many an entry to this unfortunate circumstance. Opioids are killing Americans at an alarming rate. Far too often, drugs such as hydrocodone, oxycodone and fentanyl more »
Read MoreMichigan Doctor Gets 12 Years For Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs
In last week’s blog, we revisited the topic of one of America’s largest problems: the opioid epidemic. That same blog highlighted a recent major takedown of perpetrators contributing to our nation’s crisis. When prescription drugs are obtained illegally, they are often abused. And, sadly, the result for far too many more »
Read MorePennsylvania-Based Nurse Among Latest To Be Charged In Opioid Crisis Takedown
The opioid crisis in America is certainly no joke. The Allegiants Experts Blog has highlighted the impact of opioids on Americans many times before, also revealing the many efforts made to stop the crisis. As a reminder, opioids are a family of drugs that are usually prescribed to relieve pain. more »
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