Tag: oxycodone

Orange County Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Drugs

LOS ANGELES—An Orange County physician pleaded guilty Oct. 7 to conspiring to illegally prescribe more than 120,000 opioid pills to nearly 20 people over a six-year span without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash and insurance payments. Dr. Dzung Anh Pham, 61, of Tustin, who owned Irvine Village Urgent Care, entered his plea…


Rapper Kodak Black Is Arrested on Drug Charges in Florida

MIAMI—Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance. The rapper, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was booked Friday into jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he awaits a bond hearing. The Florida Highway Patrol said in a release that troopers pulled Black…


Rise of New Opioid in Canada’s Illegal Drug Supply, Warns Substance Use Research Expert

A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly appearing in Canada’s illegal drug supply. In an alert issued in March, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) warned there is a rising presence in the drug supply of potent synthetic opioids referred to as…


Presence of New, More Potent Opioid Growing in Canada’s Illegal Drug Supply, Warns Substance Use Research Organization

A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly appearing in Canada’s illegal drug supply. In an alert issued in March, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) warned there is a rising presence in the drug supply of potent synthetic opioids referred to as…