press release October 31
NEWARK – The New Jersey Attorney General has filed 50 disciplinary actions seeking to revoke, suspend, or otherwise restrict the practicing authorities of prescribers, pharmacists, or pharmacies, during what is now a 15-month crackdown on practitioners who allegedly put the public at risk through the negligent prescribing or dispensing of opiate painkillers and/or other controlled substances medications.
\”The only way to make progress against opiate abuse is to fight it on multiple fronts at the same time,\” Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said. \”Even as we pursue criminal cases against heroin rings and pill distribution mills, we also must take strong action against prescribers and dispensers who make pills available for abuse. By putting doctors and pharmacists who illegally peddle this mayhem into prison, and/or by revoking or suspending licenses or CDS registrations for non-criminal matters, we are sending a clear message to other practitioners who may be tempted to let greed or negligence corrupt their practice.\”
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