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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

… 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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Detroit Field Division will host National Prescription Pill Take Back

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Detroit Division Recruitment Events …
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Federal health care fraud takedown in Northeastern U.S. results in 54 defendants charged and convicted

… 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: … fraud related to unnecessary genetic testing, fraud and abuse in the compounded medicines business, and other crimes …
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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 …
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Justice Department, DEA propose significant opioid manufacturing reduction in 2019

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic WASHINGTON – The Department …
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Treasury Designates Columbian Narcotics Trafficker

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Prescription Drug Abuse PSA Joseph B. Tucker Special Agent In Charge View …
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Florida-Based Oxycodone Suppliers Sentenced To Federal Prison

… 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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DEA Washington Division is Ready to Celebrate the 25th National Drug Take Back Day Across the DMV

… Washington Division is Ready to Celebrate the 25th National Drug Take Back Day Across the DMV October 16, 2023 … Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | … VA VSP TB 24- 2023  Fairfax VA TB 24- 2023 (1).JPG Got Drugs? Dropbox- Take Back- VA Dropbox- Take Back- VA DEA …
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More than four pounds of fentanyl lead to prison for two men

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Prescription Drug Abuse PSA Joseph B. Tucker Special Agent In Charge View …
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Pair of Indictments Charge Conspiracies to Use Drones to Deliver Illegal Drugs, Contraband Cell Phones to Georgia Prisons

… Charge Conspiracies to Use Drones to Deliver Illegal Drugs, Contraband Cell Phones to Georgia Prisons August 21, … 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 Serves Order To Show Cause To Three Walgreens Pharmacies

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Ft. Lauderdale …
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DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia & Nationwide

… 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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DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina & Nationwide

… 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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DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South Carolina & Nationwide

… 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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DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee & Nationwide

… 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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DEA, FBI, & US Attorney’s Office Distribute Chasing The Dragon To High School Superintendents Across Eastern Pennsylvania

… Operation Engage Philadelphia 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 Thomas Hodnett Special Agent In …
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Physician And Owner Of Atlanta Pain Clinic Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Painkillers

… 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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Mallinckrodt Agrees To Pay $35 Million Settlement

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Failed to Report Suspicious … orders of controlled substances such as oxycodone, the abuse of which is part of the current opioid epidemic. These …
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Walgreens To Pay Federal Government $500,000 To Resolve Allegations Of Improperly Filling Prescriptions

… 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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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization, Trafficking Cocaine Across Maryland and Bribing U.S. Postal Letter Carriers, Sentenced

… Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization, Trafficking Cocaine Across … Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | … Force Officers Narcoterrorism OCDETF/Task Force Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Drug Trafficking Cocaine On …