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Two Brothers Charged With Distributing Heroin Involved In Overdoses

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … in the morning of April 25, 2016, Bridgeport police and medical personnel responded to a location on Washington …
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Brothers Plead Guilty To Heroin Distribution Charges Stemming From Overdose Investigation

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … in the morning of April 25, 2016, Bridgeport police and medical personnel responded to a location on Washington …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Federal Prison For Role In Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … obtained the personal identifying information of medical practitioners and used the information to create …
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Ring Leader Of Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … that obtained the personal identifying information of medical practitioners and used the information to create …
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DEA Atlanta Division Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

… 2013, yielded 8,153.25 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety … dispose of their unwanted, unused or expired prescription medications. Through this collaborative effort, we will …
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DEA Charlotte District Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

… October 2013, yielded 10,880 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety … dispose of their unwanted, unused or expired prescription medications. Through this collaborative effort, we will …
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DEA South Carolina District Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

… 2013, yielded 5,527.18 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety … dispose of their unwanted, unused or expired prescription medications. Through this collaborative effort, we will …
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DEA Nashville District Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

… 2013, yielded 10,029.84 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety … dispose of their unwanted, unused or expired prescription medications. Through this collaborative effort, we will …
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Santa Barbara Doctor Found Guilty Of Prescribing Exorbitant Quantities Of Dangerous Narcotics

… Gabriel Diaz, 67, a Goleta resident who operated the Family Medical Clinic in Santa Barbara, was found guilty following … for powerful drugs that included opioids, anti-anxiety medications and muscle relaxants.  Several doctors and …
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Henderson Doctor Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… Kuthuru is a Nevada-licensed physician who operated a medical practice known as Desert Pain Management in Las … officers who posed as patients and who did not have a medical necessity for the drugs.  During each visit, Dr. … to identify and prosecute bad doctors who are using their medical licenses to illegally deal drugs,” stated U.S. …
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Santa Barbara Doctor Sentenced To Over 27 Years In Federal Prison For Prescribing Exorbitant Quantities Of Dangerous Narcotics

… Gabriel Diaz, 67, a Goleta resident who operated the Family Medical Clinic in Santa Barbara and was known to some … for powerful drugs that included opioids, anti-anxiety medications and muscle relaxants.  Several doctors and …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Yields Record-Setting Results

… of the Northern Mariana (CNMI), took in 33,801 pounds of medication as part of the effort.  In the Los Angeles area, … enforcement officers collected 3,776 pounds of prescription medications.  In Hawaii, Guam, and the CMNI, agents and …
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Rite Aid Pays $834,200 Settlement For Alleged Controlled Substances Act Violations In Los Angeles

… dispensed and/or recorded controlled substances using a medical practitioner’s incorrect or invalid DEA registration … an adequate supply of those substances needed to meet the medical and scientific needs of the United States. “This … program designed to verify DEA registration numbers for medical professionals who prescribe controlled substances. …
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

… of the Northern Mariana (CNMI), took in 38,340 pounds of medication as part of the effort.   In the Los Angeles area, … enforcement officers collected 4,174 pounds of prescription medications.  In Hawaii, Guam, and the CNMI, agents and …
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Another Huge Turnout At DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

… in more than 376,593 (188 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,361 … a sustained effort from government, the private sector, the medical community, as well as families and individuals,” …
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DEA Atlanta Division Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

… 26, 2015, yielded 10,426 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … medication which could otherwise be abused for non-medical purposes. This event is free and anonymous. Simply …
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DEA Charlotte District Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saurday

… 26, 2015, yielded 9,230 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … medication which could otherwise be abused for non-medical purposes. This event is free and anonymous. Simply …
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DEA South Carolina District Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

… 26, 2015, yielded 5,230 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … medication which could otherwise be abused for non-medical purposes. This event is free and anonymous. Simply …
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DEA Nashville District Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

… 26, 2015, yielded 17,427 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … medication which could otherwise be abused for non-medical purposes. This event is free and anonymous. Simply …
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Alabama Doctor Charged With Illegal Drug Distribution

… course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special … course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.  Count Six alleges that on August 18, 2016, … “Doctors have an obligation to ensure that prescription medications are getting into the hands of legitimate …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

… drugs. Individuals can take pills and other solid forms of medication to one of almost 5,000 collection sites manned by … been the targets of opioid traffickers pushing diverted medication, heroin and fentanyl onto our streets.  Abusing prescription medication has turned Americans into addicts and is the …
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Binghamton Area Physician Required To Pay Civil Penalty For Violations Of The Federal Controlled Substances Act

… III controlled substances, for personal use, without a medical purpose and outside the usual course of his … substance to be effective must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the … Substances Act, especially if they are professionals in the medical field. “It simply is unacceptable for medical …
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Doctor Busted By DEA Agents Sentenced To Prison

… charges following a long-term investigation into his medical practice, Arizona Family Medicine.  In February … to serve.  By betraying the public trust given to him as a medical practitioner, his actions tarnish the medical …
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Fake Doctor Arrested By DEA Sentenced To Over 38 Years In Prison

… revealed that Nunez was not a doctor and had no official medical training.  After Nunez’s arrest was reported by … Pima County Sheriff's Office revealed Nunez did not seek medical care for her for nearly an hour while she endured … medical equipment, and cabinets stocked with prescription medications.   This investigation was conducted by the DEA …
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Philadelphia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running Pill Mill

… assistance of several of his former office staff at Family Medical Society, a Division of Women’s Medical Society, Inc. (“WMS”), ran a prescription pill mill …
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DEA’s Goal Is To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On The Sixth Take-Back Day, April 27

… average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past … and Alaska turned in 28,186 (over 12 tons) of prescription medications. The service is free and anonymous, no questions … million (1,018 tons) of expired prescription drugs. Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety …
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Former Napa Doctor Charged With Medicare Fraud And Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… were prescribed in the usual course of professional medical practice and for a legitimate medical purpose; and both Woodward and Kramer causing claims … and hydrocodone, outside the usual course of professional medical practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose, …
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Sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is This Saturday

… of nearly 100,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications from Northern California and Central Valley … in this event and discard of their unwanted or expired medications at one of the many Northern California and … Acting DEA Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano. Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… networks and are made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), … This alert does not apply to legitimate pharmaceutical medications prescribed by medical professionals and dispensed by licensed pharmacists. …
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Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering

… States Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. A “pill mill” is a medical clinic created to dispense controlled substances … of his unlawful drug dealing by purchasing Schedule II pain medications-specifically, hydromorphone and …