Dr. Merideth Norris walks into federal court in Portland, Maine, with her attorney Tim Zerillo on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Norris, 53, of Kennebunk, was found guilty Friday, June 21, of distributing the opioids at her practice without a legitimate …PORTLAND, Maine — , 53, of Kennebunk, Maine, was found guilty in federal court Friday of distributing the opioids at her practice.
of putting her patients’ safety at risk, according to the Portland Press Herald, and failing to heed warning signs like failed drug tests among her patients or advisories from insurance companies about her prescribing of dangerous combinations of opioids and other drugs.helped patients reduce their medications and that the charges ignored the complexity of treating people who were addicted to opioids and struggled to find a doctor, the newspaper said.