West Bloomfield Doctor Sent To Prison For Illegally Prescribing Drugs

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI — A West Bloomfield doctor was sentenced to prison last week for illegally prescribing opioids and other drugs, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Scott Henry Cooper, 61, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to pleading guilty to illegally prescribing opioids and other drugs, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Cooper was a primary care physician at Comprehensive Medical Associates in West Bloomfield from 2013-2018, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Cooper told investigators that some of his patients sought controlled substances such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone, alprazolam (Xanax) and dextroamphetamine-amphetamine (Adderall), according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Cooper also told investigators that his controlled substance patients were problem patients, he did not want to see them, and while he did not see them routinely, he continued to prescribe controlled substances, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Cooper prescribed oxycodone and other drugs for almost three years without having patient visits or contact with the patient, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

"Oxycodone is extremely powerful, addictive, and easily abused. Michigan has seen devastating statistics relating to opioid drug overdoses in the last five years. My office remains committed to pursuing medical providers who abuse their license and ultimately inflict this type of significant harm on our community," U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison said in a news release.