After reportedly attempting to buy oxycodone tablets from several pharmacies using the name of a deceased man, Caitlin Carol Adams, a nurse in Arkansas, is being charged with a felony.
Adams is accused of using fake prescriptions in an attempt to obtain drugs illegally, according to investigators. Adams is charged on January 2 with buying 120 oxycodone tablets at a Jonesboro, Arkansas, drugstore using a fictitious prescription.
She allegedly said to the drugstore employees that the prescription was for a patient and that she worked at a nursing home.
Adams, a certified nurse licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, bought the tablets using a credit card in her own name.
But when a drugstore employee got in touch with the nursing facility where Adams claimed to work, the transaction raised questions.
On January 1, the day before, the nursing home notified the pharmacist that Adams had been let go. This discovery prompted investigators to look more closely at Adams’ behavior.
On January 6, Adams went back to the same drugstore with a prescription for 180 oxycodone tablets, unfazed. But the prescription was written in the name of a man who had previously worked at the same nursing home where Adams was a patient.
It was eventually discovered by investigators that this man had died on December 30, only a few days before Adams tried to assume his name. Because of doubts about the prescription’s validity, the pharmacy declined to fill it.
Adams went to another pharmacy and managed to buy 180 oxycodone pills in the name of the deceased guy in spite of the rejection.
She was arrested on January 24 as a result of this transaction, which sparked more inquiry.
After being arrested and taken to the Craighead County Detention Center, she was eventually freed after posting a $25,000 bond. The date of her arraignment is March 20.
Adams is currently charged with three counts of fraud or deceit in order to get a narcotic substance using a fake prescription.
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These accusations are grave since they pertain to the unlawful purchase of prescription drugs, a felony that can have disastrous effects for the offender as well as the larger community.
Because Adams is a licensed nurse, a position that normally calls for a great degree of trust and responsibility, the case has received a lot of attention.
The probe against Adams’ nursing license is in addition to the criminal charges.
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In addition to the criminal penalties related to her allegations, she may be subject to severe consequences if found guilty, such as the loss of her nursing license.
The case serves as a reminder of the grave problem of prescription drug usage and the extent some people will go to in order to obtain drugs, even if it means breaking the law and betraying the confidence of the public and their professional community.
