“Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered,” said Administrator Anne Milgram. “Fentanyl is everywhere. From large metropolitan areas to rural America, no community is safe from this poison. We must take every opportunity to spread the word to prevent fentanyl-related overdose death and poisonings from...

The DEA’s Fentanyl Profiling Program (FPP) performs in-depth chemical analyses on fentanyl and fentanyl-related samples obtained from seizures throughout the United States. This report summarizes the findings for these analyses for Calendar Year 2021. FPP data is not intended to reflect U.S. market share, but is rather a snapshot of...

DEA Administrator Anne Milgram's statement on a potential mass fentanyl poisoning event in Gadsden County, Florida on July 2, 2022.

This case should send a clear message to any foreign leader who corruptly abuses their power to support drug cartels. If you take drug money for your election, if you accept drug cartel bribes, if you traffic deadly drugs, if you protect criminal drug cartels, if you turn the power...

La DEA está observando un repunte en todo el país de sucesos de sobredosis masivas relacionados con el fentanilo que implican tres o más sobredosis que ocurren cerca en el tiempo en el mismo lugar. Solo en los dos últimos meses, al menos 7 eventos confirmados de sobredosis masiva en...

The DEA is seeing a nationwide spike in fentanyl-related mass-overdose events involving three or more overdoses occurring close in time at the same location. In just the past two months, there have been at least 7 confirmed mass overdose events across the United States resulting in 58 overdoses and 29...

DEA Administrator Anne Milgram's remarks (as delivered) at a December 16, 2021 press conference announcing the results of "One Pill Can Kill" Phase Two

DEA officials report a dramatic rise in the number of fake pills containing at least 2 mg of fentanyl, which is considered a deadly dose.

DEA’s mission is to keep American communities safe and healthy and we are in the midst of an overdose crisis that has reached a devastating new height. 265 people die every day from drug overdoses. Countless more [people] overdose and are fortunate to survive. This is a national crisis. It...

What is it? Many counterfeit pills are made to look like prescription opioids – such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall®) – but contain fentanyl or methamphetamine. Criminal drug networks are mass-producing fake pills and falsely marketing them as legitimate prescription pills...