Due to the efforts of DEA and our partners, from January 2017 through August 2020, we have seen the number of opioid prescriptions drop nearly 37 percent, a reduction in over 47 percent of opioids dispensed, and most importantly -- an 18 percent drop in prescription overdose deaths over the...

DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea Delivers Remarks at the Operation DisrupTor Press Conference Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. September 22, 2020

Statement by DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea - Operation Crystal Shield Press Conference - Phoenix,Arizona September 10, 2020

DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon announces Operation Crystal Shield in response to a dramatic increase in methamphetamine trafficking through eight major cities in the U.S. The press conference took place at the DEA Field Division Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia on February 20, 2020.

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon at the Drugs: Cost and Consequences Press Conference, Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon at the University of South Carolina-Aiken, Chancellor’s Signature Speaker Series Aiken, South Carolina

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, delivers a speech during the DEA Headquarters Red Ribbon Rally.

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, delivers plenary opening remarks for the Instead Opioid Summit in Salt Lake City Utah

Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks at the DEA Graduation Ceremony

Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson: Department of Justice/Drug Enforcement Administration Press Conference Announcement of New Tools to Address Opioid Crisis