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Wilmington Doctor to Pay $170,000 to Resolve Allegations of Unlawful Prescribing of Opioids

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Arlington Doctor Sentenced to 12 Years in Pill Mill Case

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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 Dustin R. Gillespie Special Agent In …
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Three Sentenced In Opioid "Pill Mill" Case, Including Dallas Doctor

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Pharmacist Charged In Pill Mill Case Sentenced To 24 Months In Federal Prison

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Kerrville Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Prescribing Controlled Substances Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose

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West Hartford Pharmacy to pay $150K to settle Controlled Substance Act allegations

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National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges involving more than $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

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National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Results in Charges Involving … health care fraud, $133 million connected to substance abuse treatment facilities, or “sober homes,” and $160 …
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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 … Campus Drug Prevention Just Think Twice Get Smart About Drugs DEA Chicago Podcast Series - NEW Todd C. Smith Special …          According to a report published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a …
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Gastonia Pharmacy to Pay $204,000 to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substances Act Violations

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DEA Reminds Americans to Keep Medications Secure

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Dustin R. Gillespie Special Agent In … prescription medications in an effort to avoid misuse, abuse and diversion during this time in which families are …
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Federal Officials Participate In New Mexico Pharmacists Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting

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New Jersey Doctor, 11 Others Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

… 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: … Accounts X Towanda R. Thorne-James Domestic New Jersey with offices in Atlantic City, Camden, Monmouth/Ocean, Newark, …
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Former Alexandria Doctor Receives 70 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone

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Queens Doctor Sentenced To 54 Months’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

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Texoma HIDTA’s Caprock Initiative Honored at National HIDTA Awards Ceremony

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New Mexico Pharmacy Agrees to Settlement Relating to Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

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Michigan Physician Sentenced To Federal Prison For Writing Fraudulent Prescriptions To Obtain Controlled Substances

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Southern Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy and Other Charges, Including Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

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Doctor Allegedly Prescribed Opioids For Dead And Incarcerated People In “pill Mill” Operation; Doctor And Seven Others Arrested And Charged

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice James Nunnallee Special Agent In … It is a Schedule II controlled (narcotic) that is widely abused and it is frequently diverted from legitimate medical …
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Southampton Town Councilman Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent … The oxycodone pills were then re-sold to drug abusers. Troyan was arrested on November 4, 2015, and …
STORY

DEA’s 2019 National Red Ribbon Rally

October 09, 2019
… who was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in Mexico by drug traffickers.  The rally proved to be a historic event … so many of our agencies, is doing in the fight against drug abuse. Agent Camarena’s story is, unfortunately, all …
October 09, 2019
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Hallucinogen

LSD

January 22, 2025
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a potent hallucinogen that has a high potential for abuse and currently has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
January 22, 2025
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Amherst Doctor Arrested For Distributing Controlled Substances And Obtaining Prescriptions By Fraud

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Synthetic Opioids

Synthetic Opioids

January 25, 2025
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
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U.S. Attorney Announces 17 Indictments in Fayetteville Area as Part of Ongoing Federal Violent Crime and Drug Strategy

… Area as Part of Ongoing Federal Violent Crime and Drug Strategy June 29, 2023 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 W. Chung Special Agent In Charge View Jae W. …
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Arrested After Being Charged in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Sinaloa Cartel Member Arrested After Being Charged in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy April 22, … 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/Partners Take Down Alleged Cross-Country Drug Traffickers Dealing In Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl

… DEA/Partners Take Down Alleged Cross-Country Drug Traffickers Dealing In Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice James Nunnallee Special Agent In …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th April 02, 2026 … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice To report a tip in NJ contact: …