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Sports nurse practitioner loses opioid prescribing rights over illegal drug scheme

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A sports nurse practitioner, Joan Rubinger, has had her ability to prescribe opioids revoked by the DEA following allegations of illegally distributing thousands of pills to athletes and others. Rubinger allegedly prescribed 260,000 pills containing controlled substances over four years, settling a civil complaint for $1.4 million without admitting wrongdoing. The DEA detailed a scheme that expanded beyond athletes to include gang members and drug traffickers, with Rubinger coaching clients on how to avoid detection. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action against a medical professional for illegal drug distribution, not a core AI development.

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Eddie Pells ·

    ‘Like at McDonald’s’: Sports nurse practitioner sold opioids to athletes like ‘you gotta pay for your burger,” DEA investigation finds

    Joan Rubinger had a client list that included hundreds of athletes—but the DEA found she doled out thousands of illegal prescriptions.

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