Man Gets 75 Months in Prison After $150M Fentanyl Bust in Wyoming
A Washington man who was busted in southeast Wyoming last summer with a massive amount of fentanyl has been sentenced to 75 months in federal prison.
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WDH To Change Opioid and Drug Misuse Efforts
State efforts aimed at preventing overdoses and deaths tied to prescription drugs and opioids are changing but continuing, as federal funding is coming to an end.
The WDH Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPP) first received the Grant to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2016
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Former Rawlins Doctor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Prescription Fraud
In 2017, the Wyoming Board of Medicine suspended his license, saying he "posed an imminent threat to the health, welfare and safety of the people of Wyoming."
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt Reaches $1.6B Opioid Settlement
The English company was one of the highest-volume opioid producers in the U.S.
Former Rawlins Doctor to Plead Guilty to Prescription Fraud
In 2017, the board suspended his license saying he "posed an imminent threat to the health, welfare and safety of the people of Wyoming."
Lawyers for Feds, Former Casper Doctor Make Opening Statements in Drug Conspiracy Trial
The trial may last as long as three weeks.
Jury Selection Starts for Trial of Former Casper Doctor and his Brother
About 90 potential jurors filled the benches on the courtroom of the second floor of the Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building and Courthouse, 111 S. Wolcott.
Former Rawlins Doctor Accused of Massive Prescription Fraud
On Aug. 18, 2018, Cesko voluntarily relinquished his physician license.