A former nurse practitioner who worked out of an Eagle River clinic has been sentenced for the illegal prescribing and distribution of opioids.
from the U.S. Department of Justice, 52-year-old Jessica Joyce Spayd — who was convicted of 10 charges on Oct. 27, 2022 — was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred. Spayd must also forfeit $117,000 she earned as profit from the enterprise.
Over the course of five years, the nurse practitioner prescribed a total of 4.5 million doses of opioids out of her Eagle River clinic — including fentanyl, methadone, oxycodone, and hydromorphone. On several occasions, Spayd prescribed drugs with potentially fatal contraindications, such as prescribing muscle relaxers in combination with opioids, which greatly increases the potential of overdose and death.
Because Spayd did not thoroughly examine patients or review their medical records prior to prescribing potentially deadly medications, the judge believes she harmed many more than just the five people whose deaths she contributed to.
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