Addict admits drugs fraud.AN ADDICT Any individual who habitually uses any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so drawn to the use of such narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his or her drug use. swiped prescriptions and tried to get drugs for himself. William Napier William Napier VC (1828 - June 2nd, 1908) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. , 33, falsified three prescriptions but was rumbled at each pharmacy. For Napier, of Springwell Road, Wrekenton, Gateshead, put his own name on the prescriptions and ended up in court. He pleaded guilty to burglary of Wrekenton Health Centre and three counts of fraud by false representation. The court was told Napier went to the centre on September 15 to talk to someone about quitting smoking and was seen on CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television sneaking into a room and stealing the prescriptions. He tried to obtain drugs with a prescription at the centre, also at a chemist on Grainger Street, Newcastle, and at Boots in Jackson Street, Newcastle, but the staff were suspicious. Defending, Peter Farrier farrier a person skilled in the techniques of making, fitting and remodeling horseshoes, including hot and cold fitting, orthopedic shoeing. , asked magistrates to be lenient le·ni·ent adj. Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful, generous, or indulgent: lenient parents; lenient rules. on Napier who has a bad record and has served several prison sentences. He said he is trying to make a fresh start and is voluntarily seeking help for his drug problem. "He accepts he has been naughty in the past and has been out of control but I ask you to accept that this was a blip," he said. Magistrates gave Napier a four-month electronically monitored curfew. |
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