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PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pensacola doctor has been indicted on 41 counts of illegally distributing and dispensing controlled substances.
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According to a Department of Justice news release, 58-year-old Dr. Edward Scott Morrison is accused of illegally prescribing over 25,500 pills, which included more than 22,000 opioid pills and over 3,000 stimulant pills.
Morrison, who is a registered osteopathic medicine doctor, allegedly wrote, signed, and distributed the prescriptions. Some of those prescriptions included oxycodone, hydrocodone, amphetamine, lisdexamfetamine, methylphenidate, testosterone, alprazolam, and diazepam…