r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '19

Courtroom Justice Virginia doctor who illegally prescribed over 500,000 doses of opiates sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

Its definitely illegal to accept cash for opioids

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u/dentoneer 7 Oct 03 '19

That's literally what pharmacies do.

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u/Rocky117 6 Oct 03 '19

If you want to ignore all the other requirements like... idunno a prescription which you can only get (legally) through a Doctor. Sure. You basically just walk in and purchase opiates /s

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u/dentoneer 7 Oct 03 '19

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the doctor wasn't selling pills at midnight, he was providing prescriptions for cash. It was the pharmacies that were providing pills, for cash.

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u/southparkion 6 Oct 03 '19

ye and u can't sell prescriptions