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Stimulants

Stimulants

January 25, 2025
Stimulants speed up the body’s systems. This class of drugs includes: Prescription drugs such as amphetamines [Adder- all® and Dexedrine®], methylphenidate [Concerta® and Ritalin®], diet aids [such as Didrex®, Bontril®, Preludin®, Fastin®, Adipex P®, Ionomin®, and Meridia®] and other illicitly used drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, methcathinone, and other synthetic...
January 25, 2025
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Underground Steroid Distribution Ring Busted Raw Steroid Materials From China; 11 Search Warrants; Cash, Bank Accounts And Weapons Seized

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New York Leadership

July 12, 2022
… A. Tarentino III is the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division covering … and education in saving lives from the consequences of drug abuse.  In March, 2022, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram …
July 12, 2022
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Guilty plea for man accused of importing cocaine hidden in Savannah shipment

… from a Savannah shipment has admitted guilt to a federal drug trafficking charge. Jimmy Alexander Pujols , a/k/a “El … the operation of transferring the hidden packages of drugs from the container to a truck for shipment to Florida, …
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DEA’s Washington Division Holds Operation Engage Business Roundtable Event

July 23, 2021
… joined to discuss the impact of addiction and illicit drug health crises through the lens of public health and … Coordinator, La’Risa McLennon) briefed local employers on drug threats in the Washington D.C. area, the resources DEA … organization became public facing advocates for substance abuse prevention.  “Over 75% of employers have been affected …
July 23, 2021
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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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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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DEA Red Ribbon Rally

February 25, 2022
… The guest speaker for the rally was Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director James Carroll, who … and prevention communities which is to decrease substance abuse in our country and the pain suffering and death that …
February 25, 2022
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Depressants

Benzodiazepines

January 21, 2025
Benzodiazepines are depressants that produce sedation and hypnosis, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and reduce seizures. The most common benzodiazepines are the prescription drugs Valium®, Xanax®, Halcion®, Ativan®, and Klonopin®. Shorter-acting benzodiazepines used to manage insomnia include estazolam (ProSom®), flurazepam (Dalmane®), temazepam (Restoril®), and triazolam (Halcion®). Midazolam (Versed®), a short-acting...
January 21, 2025
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52 Members of La Familia Nunca Muere Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations as part of the Homeland Security Task Force Initiative

… 52 Members of La Familia Nunca Muere Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations as part of the … 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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DEA to Hold Hearing on the Rescheduling of Marijuana

November 26, 2024
… medical use as well as HHS's views about marijuana's abuse potential and level of physical or psychological … to the applicable criminal prohibitions of the CSA. Any drugs containing a substance within the CSA's definition of …
November 26, 2024
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Owner And Employees Of Indiana Medical Center Charged With Multiple Felony Counts

… 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 … bring these charges and make these arrests.  “Prescription drug abuse is a significant problem.  Last year, more …
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Twenty-Four Indicted In Oxycodone Trafficking And Health Care Fraud Scheme

… 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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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

… 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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Sovah Health to Pay United States $4.36 Million to Settle Claims of Controlled Substance Act Violations

… 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 … the illegal distribution of Fentanyl and other prescription drugs.” The agreement resolves Sovah Health’s potential …
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Five Residents Of Valencia And Socorro Counties Arrested On Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

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Nineteen charged in heroin conspiracy

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Long Island Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine and 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 …
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Nine Lubbock Cocaine Dealers Charged

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Brooklyn Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of Over 200 Painkiller Prescriptions: Pills Worth $700,000 On Black Market

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent … to the deadly statistic are those, like Dr. Desgrottes, who abuse their authority to write prescriptions for no medical …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Doctor And 10 Other Individuals Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than One Million 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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Crackdown On Methamphetamine Traffickers In Upstate New York

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent … in Charge James J. Hunt stated, “Recently, methamphetamine abuse has been overshadowed by opioid abuse in the press, …
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Sarasota Meth Trafficker Pleads Guilty

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DEA Announces Major Steroid Operation

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El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Deadly Fentanyl Deal

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

… 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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Doctor, Office Administrator And Nurse Practitioner Selling Prescriptions For Fentanyl And 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 …
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Two Undocumented Immigrants Arrested with More than 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… 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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Pharmacy owner charged with illegally distributing oxycodone and operating a health care fraud and kickback scheme

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent … Crotty. DEA Special Agent in Charge Donovan said, "Opioid abuse is America’s deadliest enemy killing more than 130 …
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Last Of Three Defendants Convicted For Role In Murder Of Southlake, Texas, Man Is Sentenced

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