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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day October 30, 2020 Houston Contact Info … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Scam Alert Brian C. Leardo Special …
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Oklahoma City Hospital Pays $120,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims

… 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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DEA To Host Press Conference On Opioid Epidemic

… Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | … Fugitives Events Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug … law enforcement officials. Where: -  DEA Museum exhibit- Drugs: Costs and Consequences 750 Miller Dr., Suite F-1, …
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Former Baltimore City Police Officer Sentenced For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

… Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | … Fugitives Events Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug …
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Milwaukee Area Pharmaceutical Controlled Substance Distribution Ring Targeted

… Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think Twice Get Smart About Drugs DEA Chicago Podcast Series - NEW Todd C. Smith Special … one year ago in response to the nationwide and statewide abuse of prescription drugs.  The TDS Task Force targets …
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Doctor admits soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioids

… 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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Tampa doctor pleads guilty to distributing opioids outside DEA registration

… 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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Munster doctor sentenced

… Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think Twice Get Smart About Drugs DEA Chicago Podcast Series - NEW Todd C. Smith Special … law enforcement partners, are focused on reducing opioid abuse in the Northern District of Indiana. Doctors who abuse …
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Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating …
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Designer Drugs

Bath Salts

January 21, 2025
Synthetic stimulants often referred to as “bath salts” are from the synthetic cathinone class of drugs. Synthetic cathinones are central nervous stimulants and are designed to mimic effects similar to those produced by cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA (ecstasy). These substances are often marketed as “bath salts,” “research chemicals,” “plant food,”...
January 21, 2025
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St. Louis Hosts A Private Screening For The Video "Chasing The Dragon"

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage St. Louis …
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Former Fresno Police Department Detective And Fresno Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison For Bribery Conspiracy

… 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 … law enforcement officers and other public officials who abuse their official authority for their own personal gain. …
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Spice/K2, Synthetic Marijuana

Spice/ K2, Synthetic Marijuana

January 22, 2025
K2 and Spice are just two of the many trade names or brands for synthetic designer drugs that are intended to mimic THC, the main psychoactive ingredient of marijuana. These designer synthetic drugs are from the synthetic cannabinoid class of drugs that are often marketed and sold under the guise...
January 22, 2025
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Nash County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Over 22 Pounds of Meth

… Nash County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for … 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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Armed Asheville Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison

… Armed Asheville Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over … 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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Stimulants

Khat

January 22, 2025
Khat is a flowering evergreen shrub that is abused for its stimulant-like effect. Khat has two active ingredients, cathine and cathinone.
January 22, 2025
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CA Attorney General Bonta Announces Arrest of Santa Clara Doctor for Illegal Opioid Prescription Scheme

… CA Attorney General Bonta Announces Arrest of Santa Clara Doctor for Illegal Opioid Prescription Scheme … 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 …
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DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring

… DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring December 17, 2020 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jae …
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Former Kern County Sheriff’s Deputies Sentenced For Marijuana Trafficking

… 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 … are committed to investigating and prosecuting anyone who abuses their law enforcement position for their own selfish …
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Clay County Pharmacy Investigation and Prosecution Ends in Guilty Pleas

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jim Scott Special Agent In Charge View Jim Scott …
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

… with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking February 26, 2026 San Diego Contact Info … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice James Nunnallee Special Agent In …
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Former Clayton County Police Officer Assigned To U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

… Fugitive Task Force Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking February 21, 2014 Atlanta Contact Info … 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 Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis December 04, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info … Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | …
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Depressants

GHB - Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid

August 21, 2025
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is another name for the generic drug sodium oxybate. Xyrem® (which is sodium oxybate) is the trade name of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription medication. Xyrem® is approved as a treatment to improve daytime sleepiness and muscle weakness with narcolepsy (a disorder marked by sudden...
August 21, 2025
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Henry County Marijuana Grow House Operators Indicted; 10 Charged With Related Drug Trafficking And Firearms Crimes Four Marijuana Grow Houses Closed, Guns And Currency Seized

… Grow House Operators Indicted; 10 Charged With Related Drug Trafficking And Firearms Crimes Four Marijuana Grow … 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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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering, Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs, Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

… to a Federal Racketeering, Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs, Two Murders and an Attempted Murder December 03, 2021 … Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Victim Witness Assistance Program

May 08, 2025
… to call your local police department. Program Overview The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Victim Witness … violent or personal crimes, including assault, rape, child abuse, and domestic violence, as well as family members of …
May 08, 2025
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Three Current And Former Rikers Island Correction Officers Indicted For Trafficking In Narcotics, Bribery And Smuggling Contraband In Jail

… 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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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25th

… DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25th April 02, 2026 St. Louis … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage St. Louis …
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Sampson County Drug Boss Found Guilty of Selling Massive Amounts of Methamphetamine into Eastern NC Communities

… Sampson County Drug Boss Found Guilty of Selling Massive Amounts of … 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. …