State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety

Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

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...

New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners Revokes License of Five Doctors in Unrelated Cases Involving the Prescription of Opioids, Anabolic Steroids, or Other Controlled Substances

Aug 9, 2018 | Consumer Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

For Immediate Release: August 9, 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...

NJ Board of Medical Examiners Revokes License of Vivienne Matalon, the Cherry Hill Doctor Who Indiscriminately Prescribed Painkiller “Subsys” to Three Patients, Including One That Died

May 4, 2018 | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2018 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer AffairsKevin Jespersen, Acting Director​​Division of LawMichelle Miller, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...

Middlesex Doctor Temporarily Suspended from Practice After Online Tip, PMP Review Leads to Allegations of Indiscriminate Prescribing

Apr 13, 2018 | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

For Immediate Release: April 13, 2018 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Kevin Jespersen, Acting DirectorDivision of Law- Michelle Miller, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...