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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… dispose of unnecessary, expired, and unused prescription medications to help prevent prescription drug misuse and … with an easy, accessible way to rid their homes of medications that could pose a threat if misused – resulting …
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Dentist and TOBAY Worker Charged in 136-Count Indictment for Opioid Prescription Scheme

… Cotto allegedly sold opioid prescriptions to people without medical need; in some cases patients were never met or … felony) and 23 counts of Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions in the Fourth Degree (an A … in this investigation.”  “In a case of clear disregard for medical integrity, Dr. DiBlasi with the assistance of …
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Jefferson County Doctor, Staffers Accused of Conspiracy, Health Care Fraud

… usual course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. The conspiracy’s goal was to maximize their … this responsibility, they put lives at stake. Diverting medications for illegitimate purposes will get DEA’s …
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

… and fentanyl—outside the usual course of professional medical practice and without legitimate medical purpose. According to the indictment, their criminal …
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

… and fentanyl—outside the usual course of professional medical practice and without legitimate medical purpose. According to the indictment, their criminal …
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“Pill Mill” Distributor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… and making enormous profits from the diversion of pain medication.” “Pharmaceutical pills can be just as harmful as illegal drugs when they are used without proper medical supervision and without valid medical need,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein.  “Abuse …
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51 Arrested In Major Heroin Takedown

… and Colt .40 guns. According to the St. Charles County Medical Examiner, 30 individuals died in heroin-related … Many prescription drug users became addicted to opioid medications originally prescribed for a legitimate medical …
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Counterfeit Pills Factsheet

September 27, 2021
… fentanyl contain a potentially lethal dose. The only safe medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. …
September 27, 2021
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Museum
August 09, 2018
August 09, 2018

DEA Museum Lecture Series

3:00 AM - 4:00 AM (EDT)
Arlington, VA
Panelists will discuss new medical applications for common drugs of abuse. “Club Drugs” including nitrous oxide, ketamine, and MDMA are seeing increasing use by medical doctors as treatments for conditions like depression and PTSD, despite their not being approved for such use by the FDA. The panelists will talk about...
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Prescription For Disaster

October 18, 2018
… of teens are using prescription and over-the-counter medications to get high. Many parents and caregivers don’t … helps parents and caregivers understand and identify the medications teens are abusing. An invaluable resource for …
October 18, 2018
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Opiate Overdoses and Naloxone Administrations in New Orleans

July 01, 2017
… in the city. Naloxone, sold under the name Narcan®, is a medication used to counter the effects of heroin and opioid … (CYs) 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, Orleans Parish Emergency Medical Services documented 3,467 administrations of …
July 01, 2017
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DEA joins HHS, ONDCP for listening session with nationwide drug prescribers to discuss concerns and solutions

… attending today’s listening session include: American Medical Association American Psychiatric Association … National Council for Behavioral Health Federation of State Medical Boards Today’s meeting continues DEA’s aggressive …
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DEA Meets With Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders Today To Discuss Collaboratively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse And Abuse

… between providing patients with important prescription medications and reducing the addictions, overdoses, and … and current issues. The abuse of controlled-substance medications is an epidemic in America today.  6.5 million … more than half of those overdoses were attributed to these medications.  On …
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Doctor Charged With Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Fentanyl

… was not in the practice of prescribing fentanyl-based pain medications. However, in exchange for bribes and kickbacks … Subsys to a number of patients for whom Subsys was medically unnecessary. The bribes and kickbacks Gazi …
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DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… to 2 p.m.  This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations … everyone across the country to dispose of unneeded medications to help keep our communities safe and healthy,” …
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Doctor Sentenced to 38 months for Unlawful Drug Distribution and Identity Theft

… the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, and to misusing personal information in the … Today, McMahon also agreed to surrender his New York State medical license, as well as his DEA registration that had … custody since September 10, 2020.  In 2019, McMahon had a medical practice in Clifton Park, having previously …
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Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Selling Opioid Prescriptions

… opioid prescriptions to customers without legitimate medical need for powerful pain medications. According to court documents, Steven R. Henson, …
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Idaho Doctor Pays $96,000 to Settle Allegations That He Wrote Unlawful Prescriptions

… for controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose and/or were issued outside the usual course … that the DEA and our partners will hold everyone, including medical providers, accountable for their actions when they …
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Silent No More Overdose Symposium brings opioid crisis experts to Virginia Commonwealth University to discuss real solutions

… - (540) 662-5879 RICHMOND, Va. – Over 160 law enforcement, medical, education, and community services professionals … and Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services; and Medical and education experts from VCU Medical Center, …
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in South Carolina

… 27, 2019, turned in 11, 825 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Carolinians turned in 11,825 pounds of unwanted or expired medications nationally, more than 469 tons of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected at nearly 6,400 sites made …
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in North Carolina

… 27, 2019, turned in 8,968 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up … Carolinians turned in 8,968 pounds of unwanted or expired medications nationally, more than 469 tons of expired and unwanted prescription medications were collected at nearly 6,400 sites made …
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Operation Warfighter

January 29, 2024
… Operation Warfighter is a great opportunity for RSMs on medical hold to build their resumes, explore employment … your treatment schedule. This flexibility accommodates your medical treatment and is designed to support your well-being … no circumstance will any OWF assignment interfere with your medical treatment or adversely affect your well-being and …
January 29, 2024
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Nurse Who Stole Painkillers, Replacing Them with Saline and Putting Surgical Patients at Risk, Sentenced to Four Years

… her position of trust to steal powerful prescription pain medications intended for surgical patients and replace them … surgical practice. In early 2019, she began extracting the medication from vials of fentanyl, morphine, and meperidine …
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Denton Physician Sentenced for Over-Prescribing Opioids

… Judge Sean Jordan. “Using one’s trusted status as a medical professional for unlawful acts cannot go … actions. DEA Dallas will continue to aggressively pursue medical professionals who disregard their oath to do no … course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose.  An investigation began after it was …
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Arlington Doctor and Nurse Practitioner Found Guilty of Operating a Pill Mill

… course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. At time, he issued prescriptions for controlled substances without conducting any medical examination at all, sometimes telling office staff … the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs, we look to our medical professionals for sound guidance, professionalism, …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… of fentanyl pills being disguised and sold as prescription medications, despite these pills not containing any of the actual medications advertised. The only safe medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. …
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Court Orders Largest Diversion Civil Penalty Against Physician in Southern District of Georgia History

… in consumption of opiates being distributed for non-medical reasons continues to be a major concern. … Investigators will continue to pursue physicians and other medical practitioners who engage in egregious prescribing …
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Pain Clinic Doctor and Staff Member Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Opioids

… distribution of controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional … According to the indictment, McGaha was a Florida-licensed medical doctor who owned and operated MD Care Clinic, a pain … hydromorphone, or oxycodone), not for a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… will collect expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications at one of 209 collection sites. There are 19 … Alaska turned in 40,096 pounds (20 tons) of prescription medications.   This is the highest collection to date for … drug take back program to encourage the safe disposal of medications. After collecting nationally a total of more …
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South Florida doctor sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone

… 57, of Hialeah, Florida; and others, used West Medical Office, Inc. located in Hialeah (later named West Pines Medical Office) for illicit purposes (Case No. 19cr20055).  … containing the names of purported patients directly to West Medical Office, instead of requiring the patients’ …