Breaking: Doctors in five states are charged with prescribing pain killers for cash and sex. The Justice Department alleges that health professionals in Appalachia illegally dispensed 32 million pills.
By Sari Horwitz and Sari Horwitz Reporter covering the Justice Department and criminal justice issues for The Washington Post's national security team Email Bio Follow Scott Higham Scott Higham Investigative reporter Email Bio Follow April 17 at 11:00 AM Dozens of medical professionals in five states were charged Wednesday with participating in the illegal prescribing of more than 32 million pain pills, including doctors who prosecutors said traded sex for prescriptions and a dentist who...
The indictments are part of a broader effort by the Justice Department to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic, which claimed the lives of 47,600 people in 2017 alone, the latest year that federal overdose data is available. Benczkowski said he created the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force late last year to target the region, which has been devastated by the epidemic. The department analyzed several databases to identify suspicious prescribing activity and sent 14 prosecutors to nine federal districts there.
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