Nation Doctor gets 40 years in opioid prescription case. He gave drugs to every patient, feds say October 3, 2019 N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY Comments Off on Doctor gets 40 years in opioid prescription case. He gave drugs to every patient, feds say A Virginia doctor prescribed controlled substances to every patient in his practice, causing the death of one woman. He's facing 40 years in prison.