Tennessee Hospice Nurse Charged With Fraud And Identity Theft

A Hospice Nurse Was Arrested And Charged With Fraud And Identity Theft For Her Role In Defrauding Pharmacies Throughout Middle Tennessee And Stealing The Identities Of Six Patients And Physicians With The Intent Of Distributing Controlled Drugs.

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Judge Barred From Opioid Trial After Using Case To Boost His Reelection Bid

An Appellate Court Is Barring A Tennessee Judge From Presiding Over A Governmental Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers, Distributors And Pharmacies For Billing Himself On Facebook As A Warrior Against The Drugs And Using The Case To Bolster His Own Reelection Campaign.

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Travel Nurse Leaves Fears Of Hospital Drug Tampering Across Three States

Health Officials In At Least Three States Are Investigating A Travel Nurse Suspected Of Tampering With And Potentially Contaminating Vials And Syringes Of Opioid Painkillers In Two Hospitals, Then Returning The Vials To Medication Cabinets Where They Could Be Unknowingly Given To Patients.

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Progress Milestone Reached On TN’s Multi-Billion Dollar Opioid Agreement

Attorney General Herbert Slatery Has Marked A Key Milestone In The $26 Billion Opioid Agreement With The Nation’s Three Major Pharmaceutical Distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, And AmerisourceBergen – And Johnson & Johnson Over The Companies’ Role In Creating And Fueling The Nationwide Opioid Crisis.

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Grieving Tennessee Mom Shares Fentanyl Warning

“I want to share how our son Brenden died, in hopes of saving others. On Friday, June 4, 2021, Brenden was at home. We had a family dinner together and watched a movie. Then he went to his room, and that night he died in his sleep. We did not find out his cause of death until almost three months later from his autopsy report, and we were shocked: Accidental drug overdose from a lethal amount of Fentanyl…”

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Tennessee Counties File Suit Against Consulting Firm Over Role In Opioid Crisis

In A Coordinated Legal Strategy, Seven Counties In East Tennessee And Five Counties Plus One City In West Tennessee Have Filed Separate Lawsuits Against Consulting Firm McKinsey & Co. Over Its Involvement In The Opioid Crisis.

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Memphis Border Patrol Agents Intercept Mexican Drug Shipment

U.S. Customs And Border Patrol Agents In Memphis Confiscated A Large Amount Of Fentanyl That Was Enroute To Houston. According To Agents, There Was Enough Of The Drug To Potentially Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of People.

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Tennessee Nears Settlement with Major Drug Companies

A $26 Billion Settlement With The Nation’s Three Largest Drug Distribution Companies And Drug Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson Is Finally On The Horizon After Governments Have Worked For Years To Push Companies In The Pharmaceutical Industry To Help Cover The Expenses Of Solving The Country’s Problem With Opioid Addiction And Overdose.

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Amount Of Fentanyl Seized At Southern Border Could Kill Every Person In New York

Customs & Border Patrol Reported That In The First Quarter Of This Year, It Seized 2,098 Total Pounds Of Fentanyl At The Southwestern Border, A 233% Increase Compared To The Same Quarter Last Year.

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