Lisa Waggoner, RVT
Outcome
The California Veterinary Medical Board revoked the Registered Veterinary Technician license of Lisa Waggoner (RVT 5824) effective July 1, 2024, after finding she unlawfully possessed methamphetamine, naloxone, oxycodone, and suboxone.
Details
Lisa Waggoner, RVT — Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substances / License Revocation (2024)
Outcome: The California Veterinary Medical Board revoked the Registered Veterinary Technician license of Lisa Waggoner (RVT 5824) of Chico, California, effective July 1, 2024, after the Board sustained an accusation finding she unlawfully possessed the controlled substances methamphetamine, naloxone, oxycodone, and suboxone.
Lisa Waggoner held California Registered Veterinary Technician license RVT 5824. The California Veterinary Medical Board filed an accusation against Waggoner that was sustained through the Board's disciplinary process, resulting in license revocation effective July 1, 2024. The accusation documented that Waggoner unlawfully possessed four distinct controlled substances: methamphetamine (Schedule II stimulant), oxycodone (Schedule II opioid), suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone, Schedule III opioid used in addiction treatment), and naloxone (opioid reversal agent).
The controlled substances oxycodone and buprenorphine are regularly stocked in veterinary practices and represent a documented diversion risk for veterinary staff. The specific combination — opioid analgesic, addiction treatment medication, and reversal agent — suggests the possibility of an active personal diversion and substance use pattern. License revocation is the most severe outcome in the California veterinary licensing system, ending the practitioner's legal authority to practice as a veterinary technician in the state.
The California VMB maintains annual disciplinary action records at its public enforcement database.
Primary Source: 2024 Citations and Disciplinary Actions - California Veterinary Medical Board
How Crucible Prevents This
An RVT in possession of methamphetamine, oxycodone, suboxone, and naloxone presents a case of personal drug diversion with possible concurrent addiction. The multi-drug profile (stimulant + opioid + addiction treatment medication) is consistent with active substance use disorder. Crucible's controlled substance reconciliation gate — requiring daily count reconciliation by a second licensed staff member — would surface inventory discrepancies before the diverting employee accumulates the kind of possession quantity that triggers a criminal or board investigation.
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