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Staten Island Woman Sentenced To 12 Years’ Imprisonment For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

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Ft. Worth Doctors Leave Patients Wasted and Dazed in a Pill Mill Operation; 49 Arrested

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Kilo Fentanyl Distributor in Craven County Sentenced to 40 Years

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DEA Announces 10 Arrests & 1,700 Bags Of Heroin Seized In Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

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Sixteen Charged in Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network

… Sixteen Charged in Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network April 17, 2025 San Diego Contact … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice James Nunnallee Special Agent In …
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Wake County Man Responsible for Trafficking Methamphetamine Sentenced to 10 Years

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Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, Aka “La Minsa,” Faces Federal Charges In Dallas For Role In Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

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Pharmacist Admits Multiple Sales Of Oxycodone Without A Prescription, Agrees To Forfeit $1.5 Million

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Doctor Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To Over 3 Years In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

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Columbus Resident Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

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Doctor Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy Several Co-defendants Sentenced Last Week

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Three Major Amarillo Methamphetamine Traffickers Arrested

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Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced

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Costco Wholesale To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Lax Pharmacy Controls

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Freedom of Information Act

January 19, 2025
… Freedom of Information Act Freedom of Information Act The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforces the … of criminal activities related to illicit drug traffic and drug abuse.  It also keeps various records pertaining to the …
January 19, 2025
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Former Oakland County reserved deputy sentenced for unlawful distribution of opioids

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Rite Aid Pays $834,200 Settlement For Alleged Controlled Substances Act Violations In Los Angeles

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Jamontay Brister Imprisoned for Drug Conspiracy

… Jamontay Brister Imprisoned for Drug Conspiracy February 08, 2025 New England Contact Info … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Middlesex County …
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Doctor charged for prescribing narcotics to non-patients and ordered detained until trial

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Doctor Who Owned McAllen Medical Clinic In Dallas Pleads Guilty In Pill Mill Case

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Owner/Operator Of GenPharm Pharmacy In Dallas Area Pleads Guilty

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International Overdose Awareness Day

August 29, 2025
… and discussion about evidence-based overdose prevention and drug policy. Learn More about IOAD What is an Overdose? An … It’s possible to overdose on many substances if they are abused, including alcohol, illicit drugs, and even prescribed medication.   What Are the Signs …
August 29, 2025
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Drug Supplier From New Hampshire Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

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Narcotics (Opioids)

Methadone

January 22, 2025
Methadone is a synthetic (man-made) narcotic, prescribed as Methadose® and Dolphine®. Methadone is available as a tablet, oral solution, or injectable liquid. As of January 1, 2008, manufacturers of methadone hydrochloride tablets 40 mg (dispersible) have voluntarily agreed to restrict distribution of this formulation to only those facilities authorized for...
January 22, 2025
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Baxley pharmacist sentenced to four years in federal prison for conspiracy involving healthcare fraud, opioids

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New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay More Than $450K to Settle False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations

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Diversion Control Division

October 30, 2025
… Diversion Control Division Many problems associated with drug abuse are the result of legitimately made controlled substances being diverted …
October 30, 2025
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Dallas Man Sentenced For Role In Conspiracy To Transport, Or Assist In Transporting, A Substance Represented To Be Cocaine

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New York Doctor Sentenced To More Than 13 Years In Prison For Unlawfully Dispensing Nearly 1 Million Oxycodone Pills

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Lubbock Man Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine

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