Sheriff's Office: Doctor Shopping Suspect Had 3,900 Pain Pills In 10 Months
A 32-year-old north Sarasota woman is facing 20 counts of doctor shopping from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
A 32-year-old north Sarasota woman is facing 20 counts of doctor shopping from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. Amanda Merritt of 4122 Bradenton Road faces those charges by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office after the sheriff's office learned that Merritt was prescribed various types of pain pills from multiple doctors, according to a probable cause affidavit. The affidavit reads like a cocktail of pills that Merritt had prescriptions from doctors and dentists including, Hydrocodone, Alprazolam, Lorazepam, Carisoprodol, Clonazepm, Diazepam, Oxycodone, Percocet and Triazolam. Merritt also had sleeping drug Lunesta but was not part of the charges because it's not classified as a controlled dangerous substance, according to the …
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