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.