Lonnie Parker

Over a two-year period, Dr. Lonnie Parker prescribed about 1.2 million dosage units of opiates to about 1,500 patients, which is about 850 dosage units per patient. read more >

A grand jury in a superseding indictment accused Dr. Lonnie Joseph Parker of Texarkana of causing the death of a patient. read more >

The trial of a southwest Arkansas doctor on charges of overprescribing opiates and other drugs is again being delayed. read more >

It was 3:20 a.m. on Oct. 13, 2015, when the Boone County deputy knocked on our door. He had come to tell us of our 24-year-old daughter’s death in Hill County, Texas. Jill’s mother and I got dressed, packed a few things and began the drive to Texas. And thus began a four-year journey into the abyss of the opioid epidemic in Arkansas. read more >

An Arkansas physician who rehabilitated his image, regaining his medical license after going to federal prison on a child pornography charge, is now charged with a felonious relapse — this time accused of overprescribing opioids and other controlled substances. read more >

Following the money explains the opioid crisis and explains why it has been allowed to continue. read more >