A man who runs a pain management clinic in Chantilly, Virginia, has been charged with multiple counts related to the unlawful distribution of a controlled narcotic.
Prosecutors said that in one year, the pain clinic "Chantilly Specialists," run by Paul Boccone, wrote prescriptions for the distribution of 800,000 OxyCodone-based pills to 600 patients. OxyCodone is a poweful, controlled narcotic that can result in addiction and death if not properly applied.
Attorney for Boccone, John O. Iweanoge, II, says his client denies the allegations against him.
Boccone has operated his pain clinic in Chantilly since 2005, first on Parke Long Court, and then moving it to 4200 Lafayette Center Drive. Prosecutors said he made all the decisions on the day-to-day management of the clinic, and at times also saw patients there, referring to himself as Doctor Boccone.
What Boccone did not do, prosecutors said, was get a medical license, either in Virginia or any other state. Prosecutors said he had no medical qualifications, and had never received any medical education.
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4 comments:
That's approximately 240 pills a day per person. Yathink that won't pass muster????
Check your math. It's actually less than 4 pills per day.
How did he write the scripts? VA must have slack laws?
How did he write the scripts? VA must have slack laws?
December 29, 2011 8:11 AM
He didn't. Read the freakin article.
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