It’s important for street cops to understand pharmaceutical drug diversion, or the movement of prescription drugs to the streets for illegal purposes (abuse). Looking at recent stats, Depressants, opiates and CNS Depressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and other stimulants (39%) combined. Many cops have great training on traditional […]
Prescription Fraud Checklist
Prescription fraud has been growing over the years, even with some solid interventions in trying to decrease fraud. Many times, officers responding to these calls do not have formal training in pharmaceutical fraud investigations. Sometimes the investigating officer is the patrol officer that took the initial call, other times the patrol officer is just forwarding […]