<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2XMjTG_1H3vmkmC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2XMjTG_1H3vmkmC00" width="1280" height="720" ><figcaption>Stock Image</figcaption></figure>A former Eagle River nurse practitioner will spend 26 years in federal prison after admitting to illegally prescribing drugs that caused the overdose deaths of three patients.Jessica Joyce Spayd, 55, pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing and dispensing opioids and other drugs outside legitimate medical practice.Court documents say Spayd operated what appeared to be a legitimate clinic for chronic pain and addiction treatment for more than five years.Investigators say she prescribed large quantities of addictive drugs, often in dangerous combinations, with little medical justification or monitoring. The conduct also contributed to at least 20 confirmed overdoses.Spayd was originally convicted by a jury of offenses involving five overdose deaths and sentenced to 30 years in prison. That conviction was overturned after a judge failed to recuse himself. She later reached a plea agreement admitting responsibility for three deaths and was sentenced today to 26 years in prison.</div></body>

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A former Eagle River nurse practitioner will spend 26 years in federal prison after admitting to illegally prescribing drugs that caused the overdose deaths of three patients. Jessica Joyce Spayd, 55, pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing and dispensing opioids and other drugs outside legitimate medical practice. Court documents say Spayd...

Former Eagle River nurse sentenced for causing three opioid deaths

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A former Eagle River nurse practitioner will spend 26 years in federal prison after admitting to illegally prescribing drugs that caused the overdose death

Former Eagle River nurse sentenced for causing three opioid deaths

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