DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea delivers remarks at a press conference in the DEA-New England offices in Boston, Mass.

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