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Brothers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Delivery Of Heroin Resulting In Death

… a heroin overdose and later confirmed by the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office. Soon after her death, … (WIN); the Portland Police Bureau; the Oregon State Medical Examiner; the Clark-Skamania Drug Task Force; the …
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DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back A Success

… County - (760) 355-0857 San Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 Unused Medications Dropped Off in Record Numbers SAN DIEGO & … Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, El Centro Regional Medical Center, Pioneer’s Hospital, Imperial County Office …
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Physician Surrenders License And Sentenced To Probation

… Osteopathy, to 5 years’ probation and the surrender of his medical license, after Ratcliffe was indicted on multiple … surrendered his DEA registration and his osteopathic medical license as a result of the investigation.  This case …
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Federal Jury Convicts Pinehurst Doctor Of Drug Conspiracy

… course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. The jury also convicted Dr. Beier on 65 … The jury heard evidence that Beier created false medical charts to explain his illegal drug sales. During the …
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Doctor Sentenced To 16 Years For Distributing Drugs

… of their professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. Evidence at trial showed that between 2012 … office. The jury heard evidence that Beier created false medical charts to explain the illegal drug sales. The jury …
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Doctor From Effingham, Illinois Convicted Of Illegal Dispensation Of Controlled Substances

… Oxycodone and Hydromorphone, outside the usual course of medical practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. Kohli faces up to 20 years for each of the …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… to take back unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications.  The DEA invites the public to bring their … events approximately 302,427 pounds or 151 tons of unused medication were collected from Northern California and …
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Rideout Health To Pay Civil Monetary Penalties To Resolve Controlled Substance Act Claims

… and Sutter Counties: Rideout Memorial Hospital, Fremont Medical Center, and Feather River Surgery Center, United … from the California State Board of Pharmacy that Fremont Medical Center’s DEA Registration had expired, and that from … ensure that controlled substances are not diverted for nonmedical use,” said U.S. Attorney Talbert. “When a pharmacy …
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 Disposing of Unused Medications Prevents Drug Thefts, Abuse, and Overdoses SAN … partners have taken in nearly 350,000 pounds of unused medication.  Nationwide, over 7.1 million pounds-more than …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs On October 28

… drugs. Individuals can take pills and other solid forms of medication to one of almost 5,000 collection sites manned by … by cleaning out that cabinet and disposing of unwanted medication at a take back location,” stated DEA Special …
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Marin Doctor Indicted For Distributing Controlled Substances Outside The Usual Course Of Professional Practice

… course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The Indictment against Chiarottino was … Department, Marin County Narcotics Task Force, and the Medical Board of California. This case is the product of an …
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

… to participate in this event and dispose unwanted medications at one of the many Northern California and … - 2014, approximately 277,595 pounds or 138 tons of unused medication was collected from Northern California and …
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Buffalo Woman Sentenced To Over 8 Years On Drug Conspiracy Charge

… substances. Long obtained fentanyl prescriptions from medical professionals which were then filled and sold by the … obtained fraudulent prescriptions which were not written by medical professionals. The prescriptions were made out in …
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DEA Encourages Routine Conversations on Dangers of Drug Use and Social Media

… seized fentanyl pills made to resemble common prescription medications such as Xanax ®, Adderall ® and Oxycodone ®. … if a pill is legitimate or counterfeit. The only safe medications are prescribed by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed …
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DEA Encourages Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

… seized fentanyl pills made to resemble common prescription medications such as Xanax ®, Adderall ® and Oxycodone ®. … if a pill is legitimate or counterfeit. The only safe medications are prescribed by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

… seized fentanyl pills made to resemble common prescription medications such as Xanax ®, Adderall ® and Oxycodone ®. … if a pill is legitimate or counterfeit. The only safe medications are prescribed by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. …
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One Pill Can Kill

February 04, 2026
… eyes to determine if a pill is legitimate. The only safe medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. … eyes to determine if a pill is legitimate. The only safe medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical …
February 04, 2026
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Operation Engage Manchester

March 28, 2025
… ) Latest Statistics: 2020 Drug Death Data ( Office of Chief Medical Examiner ) Senator Hassan, Congressman Pappas … Declaring xylazine an emerging drug threat. Xylazine is a medication used by some veterinarians and farmers, and the …
March 28, 2025
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Update on the Prescription Stimulant Shortage

November 01, 2023
… the lack of availability of certain prescription stimulant medications. As we said then, the U.S. Food and Drug …
November 01, 2023
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DEA San Francisco Division Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… into counterfeit pills that look like prescription medications – such as oxycodone, Xanax, and Percocet – as … had no idea they were even taking it.  The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals.  The Faces of Fentanyl memorial …
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Texas Physician Found Guilty for Unlawfully Prescribing Over 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids

… at trial, Parvez Qureshi, 56, of Houston, Texas, a medical doctor, conspired to and did unlawfully prescribe … 2014 through February 2016 for patients at Spring Shadows Medical Clinic of Houston (Spring Shadows), a clinic owned …
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Three Area Men Indicted for Distribution of Opioids

… Brown is charged with one count of theft of prescription medications; one count of possession of stolen mail; and one … information from the Kerrville Veterans Administration Medical Center.  Hughes is also charged with one count of … additional 10 years in prison on the theft of prescription medications charge and 10 years in prison on the obtaining …
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DEA Warning: Scammers Impersonating DEA Agents Are Stealing Identities, Money

… arrest, prosecution, imprisonment, and, in the case of medical practitioners and pharmacists, revocation of their … numbers and/or state license numbers when calling a medical practitioner. They also may claim that patients are …   DEA personnel will never contact members of the public or medical practitioners by telephone to demand money or any …
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Psychiatrist Sentenced to 48 Months for Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

… that the “rules apply to everyone, even if you go to medical school.” “If someone had cash, Mr. Whelan was … sell them controlled substances regardless of their actual medical need and regardless of whether the individuals were … this case.” “Our communities deserve honest and trustworthy medical doctors. Individuals betraying this trust through …
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Portland Veterinarian Sentenced for Diverting Controlled Substances for Personal Use

… Rather than administering the appropriate doses of these medications, animals undergoing surgery and medical procedures received diluted doses, compromising …
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DEA Serves Immediate Suspension Order on Northgate Pharmacy in Waldorf, Maryland

… our pharmacists are taking care of us -- providing proper medications to legitimate patients. However, when bad actors … illegally distributing pharmaceuticals without a legitimate medical purpose and allowing an employee, Denise Shifflett, … and addicted females to whom he would illegally disperse medications in exchange for sexual favors. During the …
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Overdose Death Investigations Challenge DEA Agents to Bring Justice

February 08, 2023
… the first responders may be patrol officers, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), detectives or medical examiner personnel. How they treat the scene is … expert witnesses, such as toxicology lab technicians or medical examiners. In addition, the defense attorneys will …
February 08, 2023
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TSA And Law Enforcement Officers In Nevadaand Florida Charged In Prescription Drug Ring Narcotics Trafficking Network Results In 20 Arrests

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … not only uncovered the trafficking of diverted pain medications but also exposed the alleged corrupt activities …
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Two Mobile Pain Doctors Convicted After Seven-Week Trial

… course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. The United States argued the defendants’ … While there were some patients who received legitimate medical care at PPSA, the jury heard evidence that many … course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.  Christopher Manfuso, who worked for IPM …
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Pain Clinic Owners, Distributors And Runners Indicted For Allegedly Conspiring To Operate “Pill Mills”

… the scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The owners kept the profits from the pill … patient’s file to support a false claim that there was a medical need for the prescription of oxycodone.  The owners … in that the prescription was not for a legitimate medical need.  Further, the indictment seeks the forfeiture …