DEA, others raid drug counseling center
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SPRINGFIELD (WRGT) — A drug counseling center was raided today, July 13, 2016, by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Agents from several agencies were involved in the search at Reasonable Choices in Springfield.
It went on for more than six hours.
Agents carried out at least a dozen boxes from Reasonable Choices.
“I’ve never been in there . I heard it was supposed to be a good place but that’s all i heard about it,” said neighbor Zac Schwartz.
The Ohio Attorney General’s office, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Ohio Medical Board, Springfield Police and the DEA were there for the raid.
“If the DEA is here, it’s been a lot longer investigation than probably anybody knows about so I’m glad to see they’re doing their work,” said Springfield resident Eric Mata.
Mata said his sister was once a client there.
“She would tell me how she would get insurance statements from her insurance company and they would bill for 90, 180 minutes of group counseling that she said she never sat in and when she asked about it, they said don’t worry about it,” said Mata.
The center’s director admits agents are investigating medicaid fraud.
She denies any wrongdoing
One Springfield man sings the praises of Reasonable Choices. He said he knows a lot of people who got help for their drug addiction from the place.
“I know my friends come here and I know they saved their lives because they ain’t doing no more heroin, said Springfield resident John Kuss.
“They do have treatment in there, they have counselors, I don’t care what you say, it’s saving people’s lives, said Kuss.
The director said the center has 350 clients.
Besides counseling, many also get suboxone, used to treat opioid dependency.
“It’s going to be a problem for people not getting their pills to get off the heroin because everybody’s dying off the heroin, said Kuss
The director said Reasonable Choices will open back up tomorrow.
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Agreed ,”chippy,” the government knows exactly what their doing to the medically ill ,,they know their killing us,,,,thats what they want,,seriously!!!,,,I like the U.N ‘s remedy,,,get alllllll law enforcement OUT of chronic physical pain from medical conditions,,,and any issues surrounding the use of medicines to relief physical pain from medical illness,,,,Take law enforcement out of the picture entirely!!!maryw
Sounds to me like Fraud is common place from addiction centers right up to government scientists saying everyone needs addiction treatment. How come ever since the government became involved in blocking real patient access to needed medications, the hermon epidemic has gotten worse? Never mind, it’s because it’s a government operation.