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Doctor Who Made Over $1.3 Million Selling Unlawful Prescriptions For Pain Meds Sentenced To Prison

December 14, 2015
… Made Over $1.3 Million Selling Unlawful Prescriptions For Pain Meds Sentenced To Prison December 14, 2015 Los Angeles … On Jan. 31, 2011, Dr. Paulin wrote a prescription for Percocet to an undercover officer posing as a patient.  The …
December 14, 2015
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Kentucky Physician Charged With Prescribing Pain Meds That Resulted In The Death Of Five Of His Patients

January 21, 2015
… Kentucky Physician Charged With Prescribing Pain Meds That Resulted In The Death Of Five Of His Patients … was charged today by a federal grand jury with prescribing pain medications that resulted in the deaths of five …
January 21, 2015
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Brothers Receive Significant Sentences for Manufacturing Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Pills Disguised as Pain Meds

February 07, 2024
… for Manufacturing Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Pills Disguised as Pain Meds February 07, 2024 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … pills disguised as legitimate pharmaceutical-grade pain medications, announced Drug Enforcement Administration …
February 07, 2024
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges In Manhattan Federal Court Against Former Physician’s Assistant For Minor League Hockey Team And Former Player For Team Relating To The Distribution Of Oxycodone

September 09, 2014
… oxycodone.  As alleged, Johnson wrote medically unnecessary Percocet prescriptions for Hart on a monthly basis from June … and who suffered from an addiction to prescription painkillers and Ambien.  On May 13, 2011, two weeks after … of a patient, including a full discussion of the degree of pain relief the patient is obtaining, the degree of …
September 09, 2014
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Two Green Bay Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Disguised as Percocet

June 08, 2023
… to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Disguised as Percocet June 08, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … lethal pills had been illicitly manufactured to resemble Percocet®, in the form of blue “M30” pills. After BCDTF … brother—had negotiated with an Arizona-based source to buy thousands of counterfeit Percocet® “M30” pills …
June 08, 2023
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United States Files Civil Complaint Seeking Injunctive Relief, Penalties And Forfeiture Of Assets Tied To Suffolk County Clinic’s Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Painkillers

May 23, 2016
… United States Files Civil Complaint Seeking Injunctive Relief, Penalties And Forfeiture Of Assets Tied To Suffolk … County Clinic’s Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Painkillers May 23, 2016 New York Contact Info Contact Us …
May 23, 2016
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Bakersfield Drug-Buy Defendant Sentenced

March 15, 2011
… Bakersfield Drug-Buy Defendant Sentenced March 15, 2011 San Francisco Contact … with approximately $1,253,500 to a Bakersfield hotel for delivery to an undercover agent posing as a seller. Another …
March 15, 2011
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

December 14, 2020
… DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign December 14, 2020 Rocky Mountain … a winter campaign urging the public to “Secure Your Meds.” The current health crisis has magnified the …
December 14, 2020
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign

April 22, 2020
… DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign April 22, 2020 St. Louis Contact Info Contact … until they can properly dispose of them.  The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and … Take Back Day. More information on the Secure Your Meds campaign and Take Back Day are available at …
April 22, 2020
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

December 15, 2020
… DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign December 15, 2020 New Jersey Contact … a winter campaign urging the public to “Secure Your Meds.” The current health crisis has magnified the … and others who may misuse them. The goal of the Secure Your Meds campaign is to raise awareness of the responsibility to …
December 15, 2020
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

December 15, 2020
… DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign December 15, 2020 Chicago Contact Info … a winter campaign urging the public to “Secure Your Meds.” The current health crisis has magnified the … and others who may misuse them. The goal of the Secure Your Meds campaign is to raise awareness of the responsibility to …
December 15, 2020
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DEA launches "Secure Your Meds" winter campaign

December 15, 2020
… DEA launches "Secure Your Meds" winter campaign December 15, 2020 Houston Contact Info … a winter campaign urging the public to “Secure Your Meds.” The current health crisis has magnified the … and others who may misuse them. The goal of the Secure Your Meds campaign is to raise awareness of the responsibility to …
December 15, 2020
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Kansas Pharmacy Agrees to Pay $3 Million for Improperly Dispensing Meds

December 13, 2022
… Pharmacy Agrees to Pay $3 Million for Improperly Dispensing Meds December 13, 2022 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us … dispense Schedule II controlled substances, such as opioid pain medications, without a written prescription only in …
December 13, 2022
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to medication safe

April 21, 2020
… DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to medication safe April … until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and …
April 21, 2020
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

December 17, 2020
… DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign December 17, 2020 Omaha Contact Info … a winter campaign urging the public to “Secure Your Meds.” The current health crisis has magnified the … and others who may misuse them. The goal of the Secure Your Meds campaign is to raise awareness of the responsibility to …
December 17, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

Facts about Fentanyl

April 02, 2025
… opioid typically used to treat patients with chronic severe pain or severe pain following surgery.  Fentanyl is a Schedule II … (e.g., morphine), produces effects such as: euphoria pain relief relaxation sedation confusion drowsiness …
April 02, 2025
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe … until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and … Take Back Day. More information on the Secure Your Meds campaign and Take Back Day are available at …
April 21, 2020
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New Jersey Man Admits to Conspiring with India-Based Company to Mail Illicit Pharmaceutical Meds to U.S.

October 25, 2023
… with India-Based Company to Mail Illicit Pharmaceutical Meds to U.S. October 25, 2023 St. Louis Contact Info Contact … a prescription and mailed from India is not someone to buy anything from. Laundering his illegal proceeds back to …
October 25, 2023
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Medical Doctor Surrenders License As DEA Executes Search And Seizure Warrants On Pain Clinic

February 23, 2018
… License As DEA Executes Search And Seizure Warrants On Pain Clinic February 23, 2018 New Orleans Contact Info … into IPMC. Additionally, TDS agents initiated undercover buys from patients of IPMC. The organization continues to be …
February 23, 2018
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 22, 2020
… DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe … until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and … during this unprecedented pandemic. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign is a great opportunity to remind …
April 22, 2020
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe … until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and …
April 21, 2020
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe … until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and … Take Back Day. More information on the Secure Your Meds campaign and Take Back Day is available at …
April 21, 2020
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Ten Defendants Charged In Drug Conspiracy Indictment For Allegedly Distributing Thousands Of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills In North Jersey

November 07, 2014
… For Allegedly Distributing Thousands Of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills In North Jersey November 07, 2014 New Jersey … 30 milligrams of oxycodone, and “bananas,” oblong yellow Percocet pills containing 10 milligrams of oxycodone, among …
November 07, 2014
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Man Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Fake Percocet

March 23, 2022
… Man Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Fake Percocet March 23, 2022 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us (214) … DALLAS, TX - A Fort Worth man who allegedly sold fake Percocet pills laced with fentanyl has been charged with a …
March 23, 2022
DRUG FACT SHEET

Morphine

January 22, 2025
Narcotics (Opioids)
Morphine is a non-synthetic narcotic with a high potential for abuse and is derived from opium. It is used for the treatment of pain.
January 22, 2025
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe … until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and … Take Back Day. More information on the Secure Your Meds campaign and Take Back Day are available at …
April 21, 2020
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe … until they can properly dispose of them.  The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and … Take Back Day. More information on the Secure Your Meds campaign and Take Back Day are available at …
April 21, 2020
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe … until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and … Take Back Day. More information on the Secure Your Meds campaign and Take Back Day are available at …
April 21, 2020
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Senior Citizens

December 23, 2024
… by drug traffickers to trick unsuspecting Americans into buying and using counterfeit pills that look identical to … look like prescription drugs such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); … Factsheets Find Drug Information What to do with Unused Meds? Learn More Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Learn …
December 23, 2024
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Kentucky Pain Clinic Owners Plead Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances

April 26, 2013
… Kentucky Pain Clinic Owners Plead Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing … General jointly announced today that two eastern Kentucky pain clinic owners will be sentenced in September after … before writing prescriptions that were usually for 90 Percocet 10 mg pills.  Patients paid $200 for the initial …
April 26, 2013