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DEA launches "Secure Your Meds" winter campaign

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Scam Alert Brian C. Leardo Special …
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Baltimore Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone and for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Other Drugs

… for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Other Drugs November 15, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact … Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | …
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Narcotic Treatment Program Faces Civil Penalties

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jae W. Chung Special Agent In Charge View Jae W. …
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Hallucinogen

Peyote And Mescaline

January 25, 2025
Peyote is a small, spineless cactus. The active ingredient in peyote is the hallucinogen mescaline.
January 25, 2025
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New Jersey Residents Turn In Nearly 15,000 Pounds Of Expired And Unwanted Prescriptions

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice To report a tip in NJ contact: …
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New Jersey Residents Turn In Almost 18,000 Pounds Of Expired And Unwanted Prescriptions

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice To report a tip in NJ contact: …
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Lakeside Pharmacy Pays $75,000 for Failing to Keep Accurate Records of Opioids

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice James Nunnallee Special Agent In … to properly account for highly addictive and frequently abused opioids, including fentanyl.  The settlement is with …
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Physician Practicing In Grass Valley, Yuba City Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Prison For Illegal Prescription Practice

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Bob P. Beris Special Agent In Charge … never physically examined in amounts clearly intended for abuse and resale, Capos injected potent and potentially …
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Grand Jury Indicts 14 In L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California …
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Corrupt Federal Officer Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Guns And Drug Money Through The Airport Former Officer And Wife Also Plead Guilty To Marriage Fraud Scheme

… Corrupt Federal Officer Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Guns And Drug Money Through The Airport Former Officer And Wife Also … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jae W. Chung Special Agent In Charge View Jae W. …
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DEA’s Ninth And Final Prescription Take-Back Day Being Held Saturday September 27

… Phoenix Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Apolonio Ruiz Jr Special Agent In …
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The Caribbean Corridor Strike Force Seized More Than 3,500 Pounds Of Marijuana And Detained Five Suspected Smugglers During A Drug Interdiction In The Caribbean Sea

… Of Marijuana And Detained Five Suspected Smugglers During A Drug Interdiction In The Caribbean Sea July 21, 2014 … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse National Families in Action (NFIA) Michael A. …
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Ten Arrested In New York “Bath Salts” Round-Up

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent …
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Doctor Gets 10 Years For Operating “Pill Mill” In Alabama

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage New Orleans …
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Jasper Pain Clinic Physician Sentenced To Nearly Three Years In Prison For Illegally Dispensing Narcotics

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage New Orleans …
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Staten Island Physician’s Assistant And Two Other Individuals Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone Pills

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent …
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Hallucinogen

Salvia Divinorum

January 25, 2025
Salvia divinorum is a perennial herb in the mint family that is abused for its hallucinogenic effects.
January 25, 2025
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Hallucinogen

Psilocybin

January 25, 2025
Psilocybin comes from certain types of psilocybe mushrooms. Psilocybin is metabolized in the body to the active drug psilocyn, also present in many of the same mushrooms.
January 25, 2025
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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

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent …
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More than two dozen defendants charged in major gang-related drug trafficking indictment

… More than two dozen defendants charged in major gang-related drug trafficking indictment January 15, 2020 Atlanta Contact … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jae …
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Three Members of Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organizations in East Baltimore Sentenced to Federal Prison and a Fourth Defendant Will Be Sentenced on Friday

… Three Members of Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organizations in East Baltimore Sentenced … Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | … - (540) 662-5879 Law Enforcement Seized Kilo Quantities of Drugs, Loaded Guns, and More Than $41,000 in Drug Proceeds …
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National Health Care Fraud and Opioid Takedown results in charges against 345 defendants responsible for more than $6 billion in alleged fraud losses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Largest health care fraud … telemedicine, more than $845 million connected to substance abuse treatment facilities, or “sober homes,” and more than …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years for Distributing Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Resulting in a Fatal Overdose

… Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years for Distributing … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jae W. Chung Special Agent In Charge View Jae W. …
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Drugs of Concern

DXM

January 21, 2025
Dextromethorphan (DXM) is a cough suppressant found in more than 120 over-the-counter (OTC) cold medications, either alone or in combination with other drugs such as analgesics (e.g., acetaminophen), antihistamines (e.g., chlorpheniramine), decongestants (e.g., pseudoephedrine), and/ or expectorants (e.g., guaifenesin).
January 21, 2025
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Hallucinogen

Ketamine

January 22, 2025
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
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Two Men Indicted for International Conspiracy to Ship Fentanyl, Other Drugs into United States through Dark Web Connections

… for International Conspiracy to Ship Fentanyl, Other Drugs into United States through Dark Web Connections June … Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jae W. Chung Special Agent In Charge View Jae W. …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice To report a tip in NJ contact: … 163 tons.  According to a report published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of … Links Talk to a Recruiter Scam Alert Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Campus Drug Prevention Operation …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

… DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating …
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Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Program Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy September 22, 2021 Washington, … Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | … and Liberty Heights in Baltimore, where Crosby supplied drugs to Alexander.  Investigators conducted surveillance of …