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Man uses stolen IDs to supply 5-year sleeping pill binge

By Kim Arin

Published : June 24, 2019 - 20:33

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A man, 33, was booked on suspicion of misusing other people’s personal information to obtain sleeping pills, Busan police said Monday.

According to the Busan Seobu Police Station, the man obtained a total of 6,157 zolpidem pills over the past five years, starting in April 2014, having made 232 visits to 10 hospitals in Busan. 


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Police say he received the prescriptions in his friends’ names and took an amount exceeding the advised dosage, which is one pill per day.

Zolpidem is a psychotropic medication with a high potential for dependency, so a face-to-face appointment with a physician is required for prescription.

Police said the suspect is currently hospitalized at a mental institution in Busan with consent from his family. They are also investigating his motive for acquiring the drug habitually at excess amount.

By Kim Arin (arin@heraldcorp.com)

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