Pensacola Women Accused of Peddling 300K+ Prescription Drugs. Why it Took a Decade to Spot
Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, director, bioethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, says DEA numbers can be easily created or stolen to write fraudulent prescriptions.
"All of this is very decentralized, so it's really difficult for pharmacists to really look at a DEA number if it's real or not real," he said. "Having a more centralized system where they can access this information would be quite vital."
Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, director of bioethics, quoted by Pensacola News Journal.
Jul 9, 2025