Pubdate: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 Source: Beckley Register-Herald (WV) Copyright: 2001 The Register-Herald Contact: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd86 Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1441 Author: Joe Myers DOCTOR SENTENCED FOR DRUGS HUNTINGTON - A Lewisburg physician was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison Tuesday on drug charges. John Jason Amar pleaded guilty in September to unauthorized distribution of the pain-killer OxyContin. U.S. District Judge Chuck Chambers ordered Amar, 44, to undergo three years of supervision with drug testing after his release, according to U.S. Attorney Anna Crawford. According to court records, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigation revealed Amar had prescribed OxyContin and other prescription drugs to former girlfriend Faith Kincaid and others from August 2000 to May 2001. Amar, himself, abused OxyContin and Demerol, according to testimony. Amar was also charged with mail fraud for allegedly billing an insurance company for services he did not perform. That charge was dismissed as part of a plea agreement, Crawford said. The plea agreement required Amar to surrender his DEA prescription certificate, she said. His medical license was also revoked by the West Virginia Board of Medicine. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth