Worcester Nurse Gets 3 Years Probation for Stealing Oxycodone
Tuesday, February 02, 2016
“Healthcare professionals stealing opioids to feed an addiction pose a compound threat to patients. Not only are they denying patients of necessary pain management, but they are often ‘caring’ for patients while under the influence of narcotics," said United States Attorney Carmen Ortiz.
The Incident
From February to June 2014, Dacri was a nurse at a Worcester nursing care facility. In that period of time, Dacri stole numerous Oxydodone tablets prescribed to three patients, and surreptitiously substituted other, similar looking tablets, specifically Loratadine tablets and Mirtazapine tablets, in place of the Oxycodone tablets.
Fighting Against Opioids
The case is being prosecuted as part of the federal response to the growing opioid epidemic in Massachusetts. National health data shows that two thirds of heroin addicts start their opioid addiction with the unlawful se of prescription painkillers such as oxycodone.
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