Former California physician Thomas Keller was sentenced to 30 months in prison for illegally prescribing Schedule II and IV controlled substances leading to the overdose death of a 17-year-old patient, the Justice Department said April 7.
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Bloomington, Calif.-based Cedar House Life Change Center has secured a $3.6 million contract with Riverside County in California to run a facility in the area, NBC affiliate CNS reported April 4.
Jeffrey Young, APRN, known locally as the "Rock Doc," has been convicted by a federal jury for illegally prescribing opioids out of his medical practice, the Department of Justice reported April 3.
A new bill in Idaho would only allow first responders to use naloxone drug overdose kits, Longview News-Journal reported April 1.
Marin County in California plans to use $7 million in settlement funds to help with the ongoing opioid crisis, Post News Group reported April 2.
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The state of New Mexico is planning to use the $500 million in settlements it received from drug companies to curb the ongoing opioid crisis, Albuquerque Journal reported April 2.
Tempe, Ariz.-based mental health treatment provider Reverie Mind debuted its program providing immediate care to patients in need of suboxone therapy for opioid use disorder.
Opioid use disorder patients on Medicare had fewer fatal overdoses after moving to telehealth services, according to a study published March 29 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Bernard Shelton, 66, formerly a physician in St. Clair Shores, Mich., was convicted of a patient's overdose death and on 21 drug distribution charges , the Justice Department said March 31.
Former Baton Rouge, La., physician Randy Lamartiniere, 64, will serve 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release for a drug distribution conviction, the Justice Department said April 4.