Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Illegally Prescribing Drugs at Substance Abuse Treatment Program
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Nurse Practitioner Sentenced for Illegally Prescribing Drugs at Substance Abuse Treatment Program — Criminal
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Abingdon, VIRGINIA - An Abingdon Nurse practitioner, who illegally distributed opiates and other prescription drugs while working at a substance abuse program, was sentenced last week to serve 60 months in prison, United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced.
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