Misty Michelle Tullos of Texas who forged 163 prescriptions sentenced to 5 years' probation
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Misty Michelle Tullos of Greenwood, Texas (TX), who had developed an addiction to pain medications, wrote 163 fraudulent prescriptions for hydrocodone for herself and others using her position at a dental office. She was sentenced to five years of probation. The scale of the prescription fraud — 163 forged prescriptions — illustrates the severity of drug diversion risk in dental practices, and the criminal and professional exposure it creates.
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