May 6, 2011- DEA National Take Back Event nets 188 tons of medications.
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html

April 27, 2011- TN drug database can help doctors spot prescription fraud
 http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110427/NEWS07/304270089/TN-drug-database-can-help-doctors-spot-prescription-fraud?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

April 20, 2011- Traffic stop turns up 1,750 pills in McMinn Co http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/apr/19/thp-traffic-stop-mcminn-turns-1750-prescription-pi/

April 19, 2011- White House Rx plan would make DEA license contingent on training for proper ways to prescribe opioids 

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2011/04/Ending-painkiller-abuse-requires-doctor-training-drug-czar-says/46295696/1

April 19, 2011- FDA wants crack down on misuse of opioid painkillers http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=652079

Apr. 19, 2011-  33 indicted for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tnm/press_releases/2011/4_18_11.html 

April 14, 2011- Johnson City man convicted of trafficking oxycodone

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2011/April/041411%20Miller%20Conviction%20Drugs%20and%20Money%20Laundering.html  

April 7, 2011-  Tramadol  and Carisoprodol now classified as Schedule IV controlled substances in Tennessee

http://health.state.tn.us/boards/pharmacy/PDFs/Tramadol.pdf

April 5, 2011- 56% of patients who receive opioid prescriptions are doctor shopping

http://www.nida.nih.gov/newsroom/11/NR4-05.html

March 28, 2011- Fayetteville Pill Mill doctor sentenced to 108 months

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2011/March/032811A%20Reissue%20Ashby%20Sentencing%20Fraud%20.html 

March 11, 2011- Knoxville judge pleads guilty in connection with purchase of painkillers

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/mar/11/baumgartner-pleads-guilty/

March 10, 2011- Winchester doctor gets 70 month prison sentence

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2011/March/030911%20Reimers%20Sentencing%20Drugs.html

February 23, 2011- Knoxville pain clinic doctor pleads guilty to health care fraud

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/feb/23/doctor-pleads-guilty-health-care-fraud/

February 15, 2011- East TN pharmacy robbery ring indicted by federal grand jury

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2011/February/021511%20Gibson%20Hopson%20Moore%20Indictment%20Pharmacy%20Robbery%20Ring.html

January 23, 2011- Knox County sees boom in pharmacy robberies

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/23/pill-habits-drive-spike-holdups-knox-county-sees-b/ 

January 21, 2011- Doctor Shopper arrested for second time in 2 weeks

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/21/man-accused-doctor-shopping-2nd-time/ 

January 06, 2011- Winchester doctor to plead guilty to illegal dispensing in connection with overdose deaths

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_191791.asp

December 22, 2010- Cocke County deputy fired for selling Rx pills to inmates

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/dec/22/deputy-named-in-drug-probe-cocke-county-pills/ 

December 14, 2010- Feds indict, arrest Maryville pain clinic operators on drug, money laundering charges

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/December/121410%20Pain%20Clinic%20Indictments%20OCDETF%20HIDTA.html

December 08, 2010- 50 people indicted in Claiborne County pill mill conspiracy

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/December/120810A%20Claiborne%20County%20Pill%20Milll.html

December 05, 2010- Florida Pill Mills supply East TN drug rings

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/dec/05/fla-pill-mills-feeding-e-tenn-drug-rings/ 

December 01, 2010- 33% of killed drivers test positive for drugs 

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/dec/01/drugs-detected-33-percent-killed-drivers/ 

November 29, 2010- COPPERHILL PHYSICIAN RICHARD ADLER INDICTED FOR ILLEGALLY PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/November/112910%20Adler%20Indictment%20Illegal%20Prescriptions.html

November 27, 2010- Newport man to plead guilty to trafficking oxycodone from Florida 

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/nov/27/man-to-plead-guilty-to-selling-pain-pills/  

November 3, 2010- Fayetteville Pill Mill doctor pleads guilty to illegally dispensing oxycodone, defrauding TennCare

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/November/110310%20Ashby%20Guilty%20Plea%20Oxycodone%20Tax%20Fraud.html

November 01, 2010- Prescription drug deaths increase in Tennessee 

http://www.wate.com/story/13422359/copy-prescription-drug-deaths-increase-in-tennessee?redirected=true 

September 30, 2010- Cocke County pair arrested for trafficking oxycodone

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/September/093010A%20McCarter%20and%20Ivey%20Arrest%20Oxycodone.html 

September 20, 2010- Johnson City doctor indicted in federal court on drug charges 

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/September/092010%20Dube%20Indictment%20Doctor%20Drugs.html 

September 06, 2010- Tennessee 2^nd most Medicated State

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100906/NEWS01/9060329/TN-2nd-most-medicated-state-despite-reforms

August 30, 2010- Florida drug traffickers sentenced for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone to East TN

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/August/083010%20Barabas%20Sentencing%20Oxycodone.html 

JULY 30, 2010- FORMER HAWKINS COUNTY DOCTOR SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS ON DRUG, FRAUD, AND TAX CHARGES

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/July/073010%20Hancock%20Sentencing%20Drugs,%20Tax%20Evasion,%20Money%20Laundering.html

July 16, 2010- Knoxville man convicted in FL-to-TN oxycodone pipeline conspiracy

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/July/071610%20LaPointe%20Conviction%20Drugs,OCDETF,HIDTA.html 

JULY 12, 2010- TBI ARRESTS STATE TROOPER FOR DELIVERY OF DILAUDID  http://www.tbi.state.tn.us/news_room/documents/TBIArrestsStateTrooperonDrugCharge_000.pdf

MAY 5, 2010- TBI ARRESTS NURSE ON DRUG, THEFT, & ABUSE CHARGES

http://www.tbi.state.tn.us/news_room/documents/TBIArrestsFormerNursingHomeNurse.pdf

April 26, 2010- Washington County man pleads guilty in federal court to distributing oxycodone 

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/April/042610A%20Bussell%20Guilty%20Plea%20Oxycodone.html 

APRIL 14, 2010- DEKALB COUNTY DRUG-ROUND UP TARGETS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

http://www.tbi.state.tn.us/news_room/documents/DekalbCountyDrugRound-UpTargetsPrescriptionDrugs.pdf

March 23, 2010- 15 indicted in federal court for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2010/March/032310%20Honeycutt%20+14%20Indictment%20Oxycodone%20OCDETF.html 

MARCH 18, 2010- MUTLI-AGENCY DRUG ROUND-UP NETS 20 FOR SELLING Rx DRUGS

http://www.tbi.state.tn.us/news_room/documents/Multi-AgencyDrugRoundUpNetsArrests.pdf

February 18, 2010- Memphis doctor sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for diverting Rx drugs

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tnw/news/2010/2010FEB18Yoser.html 

November 02, 2009- 14 indicted in Florida & TN for trafficking oxycodone

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2009/November/110109%20Fourteen%20TN%20and%20FL%20Indictment%20Oxycodone%20OCDETF.html 

October 26, 2009- 9 Greene County residents indicted for trafficking oxycodone & hydrocodone

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2009/October/102609A%20Nine%20Washington%20Co.%20Indictment%20Pain%20Pill%20Conspiracy.html 

July 17, 2009- Former Hawkins County doctor convicted for running Pill Mill

http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2009/July/071709%20Hancock%20Conviction%20Health%20Care%20Fraud,%20Drugs%20Tax.html

 

In an emergency, call local law enforcement or 911.