PSYCH DRUGS
Michael Vivian, California Psychiatrist, Disciplined – found passed out in his office after he used amphetamine and a powerful antipsychotic
Ventura County Star Ventura psychiatrist faces medical license probation By Tom Kisken February 18, 2016 Psychiatrist Michael Vivian A Ventura psychiatrist accused by regulators of using amphetamines in his office will be placed on five years medical probation, according to the Medical Board of California. Dr. Michael Vivian's probation will begin March 4, according to a decision reached on Feb. 5. He can continue to practice but the probation includes provisions for psychiatric evaluation, support groups, drug testing, monitoring and completion of an ethics course. Vivian, who agreed to the probation in a settlement with the Medical Board, was [...]
Reinaldo de los Heros, Maine Psychiatrist, history of discipline in other states – One mother says he was reckless in over-prescribing drugs to daughter who died. “He’s a pill mill”
Portland Press Herald Falmouth psychiatrist put on probation for way he practiced medicine By Joe Lawlor March 2, 2016 Psychiatrist Reinaldo de los Heros The state medical board has placed a Falmouth psychiatrist on six months of probation for the way he practiced medicine leading up to the 2015 drug overdose death of one of his patients, a punishment that the patient’s mother says isn’t nearly severe enough. Elizabeth Marquis of Seabrook, New Hampshire, said Dr. Reinaldo de los Heros, who has a history of disciplinary actions in other states, should have lost his Maine medical license for over-prescribing [...]
Fired Wisconsin VA psychiatrist David Houlihan Under Investigation in Death of Patient
WKOW Former Tomah VA "Candy Man" doctor opening private practice, as state investigation into his medical license lingers By Greg Neumann February 05, 2016 MADISON (WKOW) -- The former chief of staff at the Tomah VA Medical Center - who was fired last November after an investigation found rampant over-prescription of opiates under his direction that resulted in the death of at least one veteran - is set up to soon start a private psychiatry practice in Wisconsin. Dr. David Houlihan, who had his VA clinical privileges revoked on November 9 after a ten-month federal investigation, has been hired by [...]
Mark Buzzard, Michigan Psychiatrist, arrested – main player in illegal pill mill operation
Monroe News Doctor accused in drug ring By Ray Kisonas December 22, 2015 Psychiatrist Mark Buzzard A physician illegally prescribed more than 2 million narcotic pills during a three-year period in a multi-state, $13 million drug operation that had been overseen by a Monroe man, according to federal documents released today. Federal authorities named Dr. Mark Buzzard, a West Bloomfield psychiatrist, as a main player in the operation allegedly masterminded by Joseph J. Roe, the Monroe man who remains in federal custody in Detroit on drug distribution charges. In the 19-page indictment, Dr. Buzzard and six others were named [...]
Joshua Golden, Mass. Psychiatrist, charged addicted patients illegal fees, agreed to pay more than $360,000 to settle allegations
Patriot Ledger Sharon psychiatrist took advantage of addicts, AG says By Patriot Ledger November 13, 2015 United Health Associates, 62 S Main St, Sharon, MA 02067 BOSTON - A psychiatrist who practices in Sharon has agreed to pay more than $360,000 to settle allegations that he charged patients for opioid addiction treatments that they should have received for free. The state attorney general’s office says Dr. Joshua Golden, a psychiatrist with United Health Associates, charged patients $100 to $250 every time they visited his office for a Suboxone treatment even though it was covered by their MassHealth insurance plan. [...]
Phillip Bird, Aussie Psychiatrist, prescribed a cocktail of drugs to a driver who crashed his car and killed twin girls and their grandmother prescribed nearly 7000 tablets of “kiddy speed” to another patient
The Courier-Mail Psychiatrist Phillip Bird accused of inappropriately prescribing drugs and conducting ‘human research trials’ By Vanda Carson November 14, 2015 Psychiatrist Philip Bird THE psychiatrist who prescribed a cocktail of drugs to a driver who crashed his car and killed twin girls and their grandmother prescribed nearly 7000 tablets of “kiddy speed” to another patient. Maroochydore psychiatrist Phillip Bird prescribed 1500 tablets of the drug, in 5mg tablets, to the patient on each of two occasions in 2011, according to a disciplinary complaint lodged by the Medical Board of Australia in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal. It [...]
Wisconsin Psychiatrist David Houlihan, Fired, Was Chief of Staff at Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Nicknamed “Candy Man” for handing out psych drugs like candy
New York Times V.A. Hospital Leader in Wisconsin Fired Over High Painkiller Doses By Associated Press October 31, 2015 Psychiatrist David Houlihan MADISON, Wis. — The chief of staff at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wisconsin, who was nicknamed “candy man” by some patients for allegedly handing out excess narcotics, will be fired, officials said. The administrator, David Houlihan, was placed on leave in January while the Department of Veterans Affairs investigated allegations of overprescribing narcotic pain medications and retaliatory behavior at the medical center in Tomah, Wis. The department told Wisconsin’s congressional delegation that based on [...]
NY Psychiatrist Nasreen Kader – pleads guilty to selling prescriptions – ordered to undergo mental health counseling – repeatedly offered undercover investigators prescriptions for Psych Drugs GalleryNY Psychiatrist Nasreen Kader – pleads guilty to selling prescriptions – ordered to undergo mental health counseling – repeatedly offered undercover investigators prescriptions for Psych Drugs
NY Psychiatrist Nasreen Kader – pleads guilty to selling prescriptions – ordered to undergo mental health counseling – repeatedly offered undercover investigators prescriptions for Psych Drugs
NewsDay State AG: Central Islip psychiatrist pleads guilty to selling prescriptions By William Murphy November 5, 2015 Psychiatrist Nasreen Kader A psychiatrist from Central Islip pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance, the state attorney general said. Nasreen Kader, 49, of Central Islip, a psychiatrist, agreed in Suffolk County Court to undergo mental health counseling for 18 months. If she completes that program successfully, she will have to serve six months under house arrest and 5 years on probation, the attorney general said. Kader also agreed that she would not [...]
California Psychiatrist Joel Dreyer, Serving 10 years in Prison – his drug crimes are now being blamed on his brain condition
Newser Did Our Justice System Fail a Sick Psychiatrist? CSM digs into case of convicted drug dealer Joel Dreyer By Arden Dier Oct 18, 2015 Psychiatrist Joel Dryer Excerpt: Back in the 1980s, Joel Dreyer was a devoted family man and a respected psychiatrist who testified as an expert witness in criminal trials. Today, he's serving 10 years for his stint as one of the biggest prescription drug dealers in California's Riverside County. How did it all go wrong? It started with some odd behavior around 2000 when Dreyer was 63, the California Sunday Magazine reports in a [...]