Here's a partial list of what we have learned during our investigation. In November 2007, a veteran named Craig Farrington died from a lethal mixture of seven different drugs shortly after receiving treatment at TOMA. In April 2009, the TOMA VA Employee Union raised concerns about a doctor nicknamed Candyman and referred to the facility as Candy Land because veterans were prescribed, quote, unquote, prescribed large quantities of narcotics. In June 2009, Dr. Noel Johnson was fired from TOMA for refusing to fill prescriptions she believed to be unsafe. Dr. Johnson's in the audience here today. (00:42–00:58)
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Asserts that TOMA VA Employee Union raised concerns about overprescription of narcotics in 2009.
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