Dr. Villarreal admitted to an agent from the Drug Enforcement Agency that he has written prescriptions for Rhode Island Hospital employees if they provided him with a portion of the drugs for his personal use. In addition to his license suspension, he has been arrested by the DEA.
Read the report on Dr. Robert Villarreal.
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