A Tennessee nurse practitioner has been convicted of illegally prescribing nearly a million opioid pills to almost 1,000 patients at a rural pain clinic, the Justice Department said in a June 2 news release. Heather Marks, of Murfreesboro, prescribed oxycodone…
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Jul 23, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Jul 22, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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