To help prevent prescription drug abuse and protect the health and safety of Pennsylvania citizens, Pennsylvania’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PA PDMP) collects information on all filled prescriptions for controlled substances. This information helps health care providers safely prescribe controlled substances and helps patients get the treatment they need.PA PDMP’s new initiative seeks to integrate…

In 1999 Tim Kearney was issued his Pennsylvania physician assistant (“PA”) license. In March 2010 he admitted himself into a treatment facility for drug addiction issues.  On August 16, 2011 he plead guilty to the felony Drug Act violation –  securing a prescription by fraud.  At the time of his guilty plea, Kearney acknowledges he…

I woke up this October morning thinking “What can I do on an overcast, somewhat drizzly, muggy,  fall Sunday morning?  Mountain bike riding with biking buddies Rob and Caleb couldn’t have been easier decision.  The complicated question was where to ride in southeastern Pennsylvania.We – six of us usually – have ridden (and gotten hurt…