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The Nurse Stole Fentanyl and Replaced It With Saltwater
Fertility nurse stole drugs and then replaced them with saline solution. She did so undetected for months, which meant patients weren't getting fentanyl in their IVs. A federal investigation determined that as many as 200 patients may have been victims of this substitution over five months in 2020. Patients constructed stories about why they felt pain to explain it; staffers at the clinic came up with theories too.