State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety

Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

State Board of Medical Examiners Permanently Revokes License of Atlantic County Doctor Convicted in Opioid Trafficking Ring

Mar 21, 2019 | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

Wrote Prescriptions for Thousands of OxyContin Pain Pills Sold on the Streets For Immediate Release: March 21, 2019 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General​NJCares- Sharon M. Joyce, DirectorDivision of Consumer Affairs- Paul R. Rodríguez,...

State Board of Medical Examiners Permanently Revokes Licenses of Two Doctors Convicted in Unrelated Criminal Cases

Jan 24, 2019 | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

Includes One Doctor Imprisoned for Supplying Opioids to a Criminal Drug Ring For Immediate Release: January 24, 2019 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Paul Rodríguez, Acting DirectorDivision of Law-...

State Board of Medical Examiners Permanently Revokes License of Middlesex Doctor After Online Tip, NJPMP Review Lead to Allegations of Indiscriminate Prescribing

Nov 30, 2018 | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

For Immediate Release:  Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralNJ Cares- Sharon Joyce, DirectorDivision of Consumer Affairs- Paul R. Rodríguez, Acting Director​Division of Law- Michelle Miller, Director For Further Information: Media...

Over AG’s Arguments, State Board of Medical Examiners Declines to Suspend Medical License of Ocean County Doctor who Allegedly Overprescribed Dangerous Opioids

Sep 24, 2018 | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

Board Instead Temporarily Bans Doctor from Prescribing Controlled Substances For Immediate Release: September 24, 2018 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Paul R. Rodríguez, Acting Director​​Division of Law-...

NJ Board of Medical Examiners Revokes License of Doctor Who Accepted $117,000 from Drug Maker to Prescribe Highly-Restricted Painkiller “Subsys” to Patients for Whom the Drug Was Not Intended

Sep 10, 2018 | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

For Immediate Release: September 10, 2018 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Paul Rodríguez, Acting DirectorDivision of Law- Michelle Miller, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...