A Pensacola Beach physician who worked in hospital emergency departments has pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing at least 25,500 opioid and stimulant pills without examining patients, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced on October 21.
Dr. Edward Scott Morrison, 58, pleaded guilty in federal court to 19 counts of unlawfully distributing or dispensing controlled substances. Between 2020 and 2025, he prescribed more than 22,000 opioid pills, mainly oxycodone and hydrocodone, and more than 3,000 stimulant pills, mainly Adderall or its generic equivalents, according to court records.
