CAN you go to jail?
I know this lady who goes all over the state looking for pain pills at emergencey rooms.She finds a address in the town so the doctor will think she a local and not looking for pain pills .If you give a wrong address is this illegal? Or if you use maden names or xhusbands names not her legal name is that illegal. thanks for your time
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Yes you can go to jail for this, it is called prescription fraud and it is a felony.
I'm not a lawyer.
It sounds to me like giving a false address and/or a false name when obtaining prescription medication is fraud.
That is a fraud, and as such it is a crime.
Obtaining anything fraudulently is criminal and if convicted will be punished.
She's a hopeless drug addict.
The best you can do is feel sorry for her and move on.
Regardless if it is legal or not, just leave her alone if she is not hurting anyone but herself.
Peace
Jim
Yip ,big trouble for her if she gets caught, alls the law has to do is find the bottle and look at the name on it and if it's not her legal name than shes been had.
yes she can go to jail so you need to tell her she need's to get help for her addiction
Rest assured we ER employees are smart cookies and we know a "drug seeker" when we see one and area ER's are usually intouch with each other constantly , so I doubt this person would get away with it for very long. As far as this habit being a legal issue, not necessarily , unless she is stealing someones identity and then the victim could press charges. It is ultimately the responsibilty of the physician to be alert to people requesting pain pills. The ER physicians that I personally work with are very alert to "frequent fliers" and with all patients, they only prescribe narcotics in small quantities because pain management in the ER is a temporary issue and it is not the ER physicians duty to supply someone with long term pain management. ThE ER physician should refer the patient to the appropriate specialist or primary care doctor to continue management of a condition that requires pain management, and it is then up to that physician to ensure that medications are being prescribed in appropriate quantities and not being abused.
Yes. Your state almost certainly has a statute prohibiting obtaining prescription drugs by fraudulent means. Call it the "Rush Limbaugh Law".
Of course, Limbaugh himself received no jail time after his conviction, so maybe your acquaintance will get off with a fine. Does she have a right wing call-in show?
Some pharmacy's check ID now, but if she gets caught it's Fraud for sure and there is a nice sentence that goes along with it. In Oklahoma, 2-10 years. How is she paying for these Doc visits cash? Her luck will run out one of these days.....
This is fraud and punishable by prison. She is an addict.
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