The offender pleaded guilty to eleven counts of double doctoring and one count of fraud under $5000 after obtaining over 224 prescriptions for narcotics, primarily fentanyl, from 45 doctors over 34 months.
The offender, who became addicted to fentanyl following back surgeries, failed to disclose previous prescriptions to the prescribing physicians and defrauded the Ontario Drug Benefit Program.
The court emphasized denunciation and general deterrence, imposing a global sentence of 22 months in jail, less 12 months credit for strict bail conditions and pre-sentence custody, followed by 18 months of probation.
