Breaking news: A Doctor Who Prescribed 500,000 Doses of Opioids Is Sent to Prison for 40 Years

A Doctor Who Prescribed 500,000 Doses of Opioids Is Sent to Prison for 40 Years By ADEEL HASSAN Dr. Joel Smithers was convicted of more than 800 counts of illegally prescribing opioids, and jurors found that the drugs he prescribed caused the death of a woman. Published in U.S. on October 2, 2019 at 05:00AM Read more on The New York Times Get an email from the New York Times whenever there's breaking technology news Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email service.