New Horizons Treatment Center, Controlled Substances Act Violation, Georgia 2023

New Horizons Treatment Center and Epiphany Center, Rome Inc. have been hit with civil settlements and financial penalties for violating the inventory provisions of the Controlled Substances Act.

The two treatment centers, located in Rome, Georgia, allegedly failed to maintain accurate records of the controlled substances they distributed.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Epiphany Center, Rome Inc. failed to maintain a current, complete, and accurate record of all controlled substances received, sold, delivered, or otherwise disposed of. The DEA conducted accountability audits that revealed overages of methadone in 2011 and shortages of methadone in 2012, including a shortage of approximately 460,000 milligrams of methadone.

Additionally, the government alleges that Epiphany Center failed to conduct its first biennial inventory of methadone, failed to conduct a biennial inventory in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, failed to maintain a dispensing log, and failed to comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding written orders for methadone.

New Horizons Treatment Center also allegedly failed to maintain a current, complete, and accurate record of all controlled substances received, sold, delivered, or otherwise disposed of. A 2011 accountability audit conducted by the DEA revealed overages of methadone liquid and buprenorphine and a shortage of methadone diskettes.

Epiphany Center has agreed to voluntarily surrender its DEA license and pay $12,500 to resolve the allegations, while New Horizons has agreed to pay $5,000 and undergo additional oversight from the DEA.

The Controlled Substances Act was enacted to ensure that controlled substances are properly regulated and to help prevent drug diversion. Narcotic treatment programs that receive and dispense controlled substances are required to maintain complete and accurate inventories and records of all controlled substances that they purchase, receive, dispense, or destroy.

The civil settlements were reached by Assistant United States Attorneys Lena Amanti and Darcy Coty.

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