PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign in the wake of COVID-19, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

May 05, 2020
… DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign in the wake of COVID-19, calls on Americans to … DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan. “The Secure Your Meds campaign is a way our communities can remember the … home and promote drug education.”  The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and …
May 05, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Warwick Man Admits to Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Pills Disguised as Percocet

July 08, 2025
… Man Admits to Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Pills Disguised as Percocet July 08, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us … that he trafficked fentanyl-laced pills disguised as Percocet, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron …
July 08, 2025
DRUG FACT SHEET

Synthetic Opioids

January 25, 2025
Synthetic Opioids
Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized in a laboratory and that act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids (e.g., morphine and codeine) to produce analgesic (pain relief) effects. In contrast, natural opioids are naturally occurring substances extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of...
January 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Owner Of Kentucky Pain Clinics Faces Additional Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

March 20, 2013
… Owner Of Kentucky Pain Clinics Faces Additional Drug Trafficking And Money … illegally distributing and dispensing prescription drugs to buy a house in Willisburg, Kentucky, a boat, farm property, …
March 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida

February 24, 2011
… DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida February 24, 2011 Miami … in Operation Pill Nation resulting from 340 undercover buys of prescription drugs from over 60 doctors in more than …
February 24, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA to collect unneeded meds at Kentucky Capitol Building

October 21, 2019
… DEA to collect unneeded meds at Kentucky Capitol Building October 21, 2019 …
October 21, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Former Union General Hospital CEO, ER Director, And Blairsville Physician Indicted For Illegally Prescribing And Obtaining Prescription Pain Pills

April 09, 2018
… For Illegally Prescribing And Obtaining Prescription Pain Pills April 09, 2018 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us … is sold generically under brand names including Percocet, Endocet, Oxycontin, and Roxicodone. Hydrocodone is …
April 09, 2018
DRUG FACT SHEET

Fentanyl

November 24, 2025
Narcotics (Opioids)
Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic (pain relief) and anesthetic. It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic.
November 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

12,000+ Pounds Of Prescription Meds In New Jersey Turned In

October 28, 2016
… 12,000+ Pounds Of Prescription Meds In New Jersey Turned In October 28, 2016 New Jersey …
October 28, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Former Union General Hospital CEO and two Blairsville doctors sentenced to federal prison for illegally prescribing and obtaining pain pills

June 29, 2020
… to federal prison for illegally prescribing and obtaining pain pills June 29, 2020 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us … and obtaining more than 15,000 doses of prescription pain medications outside the usual course of professional … is sold generically under brand names including Percocet, Endocet, Oxycontin, and Roxicodone. Hydrocodone is …
June 29, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

With You STL

January 22, 2025
… help reduce the stigma around substance misuse. Secure Your Meds A majority of people who misuse prescription … prescription drug abuse, medication disposal, and safely buying medications on the Internet.  The National …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

September 17, 2021
… activities prey on our most vulnerable – those in pain, the substance-addicted, and even the homeless – those who are most susceptible to promises of relief, recovery, or a new start. Not only do these schemes …
September 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury Convicts Boise Doctor Charged With Controlled Substance Delivery

May 06, 2016
… Convicts Boise Doctor Charged With Controlled Substance Delivery May 06, 2016 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us (206) … practice to one catering to patients claiming chronic pain and seeking opioid narcotics. Many of his patients …
May 06, 2016
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Boise Doctor Convicted Of Controlled Substance Delivery Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison

September 09, 2016
… Boise Doctor Convicted Of Controlled Substance Delivery Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison September 09, … practice to one catering to patients claiming chronic pain and seeking opioid narcotics. Many of Minas’s patients …
September 09, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Charges Filed Against Chicago-Area Man For Multi-Million-Dollar Theft Of Prescription Pain Relieving Medications

September 12, 2011
… Man For Multi-Million-Dollar Theft Of Prescription Pain Relieving Medications September 12, 2011 Chicago … 2011. Earl Newsome, 57, of Calumet Park, was charged with Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Theft. Newsome …
September 12, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Investigation Takes Down New Breed Of Pill Mills In Florida

June 27, 2012
… conspiracy to traffic in a controlled (28 grams or more); delivery of a controlled substance; illegally prescribing a … warrants on clinics at the following locations: Stuart Pain Management, 1146 21st Street; Vero Beach, Southern Back …
June 27, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

June 16, 2022
… Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to … with his operation of Rosen-Hoffberg Rehabilitation and Pain Management Associates, P.A., where he was Medical … by the Practice (which indicated the patient was likely buying medications off the street or was doctor-shopping); …
June 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Seattle Man Admits Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web

June 15, 2023
… Seattle Man Admits Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web June 15, … ST. LOUIS – A man from Seattle, Wash., on Thursday admitted buying 630,000 counterfeit Xanax and other pills on the dark …
June 15, 2023
DRUG FACT SHEET

Ketamine

January 22, 2025
Hallucinogen
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. It is referred to as a “dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen” because it makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment. Ketamine can...
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Two Defendants Arrested for Operating Narcotics Delivery Service

September 16, 2021
… Two Defendants Arrested for Operating Narcotics Delivery Service September 16, 2021 New York Contact Info … said: “As alleged, the defendants operated an on-demand delivery service for the distribution of highly addictive …
September 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount Of Meds At Latest National Rx Take-Back Day

May 06, 2016
… DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount Of Meds At Latest National Rx Take-Back Day May 06, 2016 …
May 06, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

September 21, 2021
… activities prey on our most vulnerable – those in pain, the substance-addicted, and even the homeless – those who are most susceptible to promises of relief, recovery, or a new start. Not only do these schemes …
September 21, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Reminds Americans to Keep Medications Secure

April 30, 2020
… DEA Announces Secure Your Meds Campaign OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha Division Drug … to prescription or illicit opioids. The Secure Your Meds campaign, as announced by DEA, is raising awareness to … Use and Health, 9.9 million people aged 12 or older misused pain relievers in the past year. Of this group, more than …
April 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Marijuana Delivery Service Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

January 31, 2023
… Leader of Marijuana Delivery Service Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering January … a company that operated primarily under the name “Joint Delivery” as a delivery service of marijuana and THC …
January 31, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Seattle Man Sentenced for Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web

April 12, 2024
… Seattle Man Sentenced for Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web April 12, … August 30, 2021, Verbowski used cryptocurrency and cash to buy bulk quantities of counterfeit generic alprazolam, an …
April 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Matthew Peterson Sentenced After Pleading Guilty To Federal Charges For Stealing Prescription Opioids

July 16, 2015
… pleaded guilty to federal charges of fraudulently acquiring pain medication while he was employed as a paramedic. … abused his position of public trust by providing diluted pain medication to those facing critical health emergencies … “Peterson’s reckless behavior not only denied patients relief from pain but also jeopardized their medical …
July 16, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 02, 2021
… Three State Region Reels in Excess of 40,000 Pounds of Rx Meds ATLANTA – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), … identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Third Man Convicted By A Federal Jury For Conspiring To Buy Five Or More Kilograms Of Cocaine

June 06, 2011
… Third Man Convicted By A Federal Jury For Conspiring To Buy Five Or More Kilograms Of Cocaine June 06, 2011 Phoenix … with Neyra and was the primary contributor of the $90,000 buy money that this sting ultimately netted. Federal and …
June 06, 2011
STORY

DEA Washington Division Partners with Baby Scientist

July 23, 2021
DEA Washington Division Partners with Baby Scientist July 23, 2021 Bringing Inspiring STEM Programs to Underserved Students This year, the DEA’s Washington Division, under their new Operation Engage DMV initiative , partnered with Baby Scientist (a …
July 23, 2021