controlled substance

Unlike some of the other medications used to treat addiction, GLP-1 analogs are not controlled substances, which have potential for misuse and partially explain providers’ discomfort behind prescribing.

In 2016, multiple members of Johnson’s band were arrested in Mississippi for possession of a controlled substance, but the singer was not charged in the incident.

The DEA also suspended the controlled substances license of Dr. Scott William Smith, Mark’s doctor, who became licensed to prescribe ketamine in 48 states under the relaxation of the telehealth regulations during the pandemic.

He’s also accused of selling or transporting a controlled substance on Nov. 28, 2021.

Investigators plan to ask prosecutors to also charge Cortez for operating or maintaining a drug house for the sales or distribution of controlled substances.