Witness gasps at number of pills in drug-trafficking trial of Nova Scotia doctor
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — A witness testifying at a Nova Scotia doctor’s drug-trafficking trial gasped Wednesday after hearing that thousands of oxycodone pills were prescribed by Dr. Sarah Dawn Jones to her former roommate in a single month.
Norma Wentzell testified that Jones would bring Merle Chase roughly 30 oxycodone pills a month. She appeared shocked when Crown lawyer Josh Bryson read from a patient expense report that showed 2,000 OxyNeo pills were prescribed to Chase in one month, during the 18-month time frame of the alleged offences.
“Oh my gosh, no,” Wentzell said after being asked if Chase had ever received 2,000 oxycodone pills in a single month.
Chase, who lived with Wentzell in Bridgewater, N.S., said Jones would make house calls in 2014 and 2015 to bring the 68-year-old his prescription drugs.