Tag: West Virginia Board of Medicine

AG Announces Effort to Tackle Opioid Use by Athletes

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says his office is teaming with several groups to tackle the problem of opioid use in high school athletics.

Morrisey’s office says the initiative includes educational fliers, public service announcements and speaking events statewide. It says the effort will involve partnerships with groups that include the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission, the West Virginia Board of Medicine and the West Virginia Physical Therapy Association.

The AG’s office points to a University of Michigan study that found 21 percent of male athletes and 14 percent of female athletes will suffer a sports-related injury in a given year.

The study concluded that adolescent male athletes are twice as likely to be prescribed opioid painkillers and four times more likely to abuse the pills than non-athletes.

Feds Seek Forfeitures in Case Against W.Va. Doctor

Federal authorities plan to seek property and cash forfeitures from a Martinsburg doctor if she’s convicted of drug charges.

A superseding indictment filed Tuesday against Dr. Tressie Montene Duffy says the government will seek the forfeiture of any property used, or intended to be used, to commit crimes, including at least $30,000 in cash.

Duffy is accused in of writing blank prescriptions and allowing her staff to write scripts for Xanax, Oxycodone, Valium and other drugs.

Tuesday’s superseding indictment comes less than a month after Duffy was charged in federal court with 100 counts of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

In July, the West Virginia Board of Medicine released a 31-page report suggesting that Duffy’s medical license should be revoked.

Martinsburg Doctor Indicted on Charges of Writing Illegal Prescriptions

A Martinsburg doctor has been indicted on federal charges that she illegally prescribed prescription painkillers.

U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld said Wednesday that 44-year-old Dr. Tressie Montene Duffy faces 100 felony counts of aiding and abetting the distribution of four controlled substances.

Duffy is CEO and owner West Virginia Weight and Wellness Inc. Office assistant Amanda Clark and AIT Laboratories employee Tracie Colbert were indicted on similar charges.

The indictment accuses Duffy of signing blank prescription orders, then allowing employees to issue 157 of them to 96 patients without being seen by a physician.

Last month the state Board of Medicine accused Duffy of violations of state law and unprofessional conduct. Among other things, the complaint said Duffy repeatedly exposed her breasts to staff and patients after undergoing augmentation surgery. 

Board Alleges W.Va. Doctor Unqualified to Practice

  The West Virginia Board of Medicine says in a complaint that a Martinsburg doctor isn’t qualified to practice medicine.

The complaint alleges that Dr. Tressie Montene Duffy pre-signed prescription pads and directed non-physician staff to prescribe controlled substances while she wasn’t in the office. She also is accused of dispensing prescription medication without being registered as a dispensing physician.

The complaint also alleges that Duffy exposed her breasts to staff and patients after she underwent augmentation surgery.

Duffy’s lawyer, Lisa Lilly, tells the Charleston Daily Mail that the doctor denies any wrongdoing.

Duffy is the CEO and co-owner of West Virginia Weight and Wellness Inc. in Martinsburg.

The board issued the complaint against Duffy in July. A Nov. 17 hearing is set before a hearing examiner.

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