Kentucky physician barred from prescribing drugs after being caught with methamphetamine 

Pikeville, Ky.-based psychiatrist Jason Stamper, DO, has been barred from prescribing drugs after being charged with heroin trafficking and methamphetamine possession, Lexington Herald Leader reported Dec. 19.

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Dr. Stamper was arrested Dec. 15 after police searched his home, according to the report. Police found a bag with white residue consistent with meth, multiple baggies of a drug used to treat ADHD, as well as scales, pipes and bags containing a suspected drug residue.

The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure said there was cause to believe his “practice constituted a danger to the health, welfare and safety of his patients and the public,”‘ according to the report. 

 

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