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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 … partners have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the …
PRESS RELEASE

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 … partners have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the …
PRESS RELEASE

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 … partners have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the …
PRESS RELEASE

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 … partners have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the …
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The Pacific Northwest Collects 16 Tons At The Latest DEA National Drug Take-Back Day

… combined, turned in 31,872 (16 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 168 … partners have removed over 300,328 (150.2 tons) of medication from circulation.  The following are the results …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 156 collection sites in the Pacific … partners have removed over 300,328 (150.2 tons) of medication from circulation.  Since the program began six …
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Heroin Dealer Found Guilty For Causing An Overdose Death Facing Life In Prison

… and shortly thereafter, stopped breathing. Emergency medical personnel were contacted, but sadly they were unable … this women’s life. During trial Parker admitted that while medical personnel attempted to revive his victim, he went …
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Franklin And Cumberland County Drug Trafficking Conspirators Charged Federally In Connection With Local Man's Death

… other drugs, including highly addictive prescription pain medications, into our communities." Gries, Forrester and … and provide for the defendant's educational, vocational and medical needs. For these reasons, the statutory maximum …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… multiple angles.  Educating the public and removing these medications from households across the Unites States … and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to opioid medications.  Complete results for DEA’s fall Take Back Day …
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Jasper County Pharmacists Plead Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… of the ongoing “Project Dr. Feelgood” investigations into medical personnel or organizations who abuse the public … dispense drugs, do not think that you can hide behind a medical license.” United States Attorney Wigginton warned. On …
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… need to rid their homes of dangerous controlled substance medications that teens and others steal, abuse, and sell,” … Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to …
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… need to rid their homes of dangerous controlled substance medications that teens and others steal, abuse, and sell,” … Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to …
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… need to rid their homes of dangerous controlled substance medications that teens and others steal, abuse, and sell,” … Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to …
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… need to rid their homes of dangerous controlled substance medications that teens and others steal, abuse, and sell,” … Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to …
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Guilty Plea To A Conspiracy To Bribe A U.S. Air Force Contract Administrator

… official in exchange for a military contract to supply medical clothing and linens that were to be shipped to … Striker Logistics, shipped contract goods, including medical clothing and linens, to Travis Air Force Base. On …
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Orangevale Man Sentenced For Hydrocodone Distribution

… Hydrocodone is an opiate pain reliever found in such common medications as Vicodin, Norco, and Lortab. According to … worked for a Sacramento area cardiologist as a licensed medical assistant. Reyes used the doctor’s Drug Enforcement …
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Another Huge Turnout At DEA's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

… area residents the ability to dispose of unused and expired medications. “Once again many citizens took the opportunity … information. Nationally, 188 tons of unwanted or expired medications were collected for safe and proper disposal at …
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Opioid Overdose Deaths Remain High in Seattle and King County

June 01, 2017
… Publication Intelligence June 01, 2017 The King County Medical Examiner’s (KCME) Office reported that deaths caused …
June 01, 2017
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Methamphetamine Fatalities on the Rise in King County, Washington

August 01, 2017
… Publication Intelligence August 01, 2017 The King County Medical Examiner’s Office (KCMEO) reported that deaths …
August 01, 2017
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DEA National Rx Take Back Social Media Campaign

March 31, 2026
… nationwide to properly dispose of old and unneeded medications safely and anonymously. On Saturday, April 25, from 10am-2pm bring those old and unneeded medications to a collection site near you:  …    #TakeBackDay Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue. Proper disposal of …
March 31, 2026
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Operation Engage Yavapai

March 28, 2025
… 47 deaths in 2018 to 68 deaths in 2019, according to the Medical Examiner's Office. Opioids contributed to about 35% … This alert  does not  apply to legitimate pharmaceutical medications prescribed by medical professionals and …
March 28, 2025
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Scam Alert

March 28, 2025
… DEA personnel will never contact members of the public or medical practitioners to demand money or any other form of …
March 28, 2025
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BUL-153-17 Opiate Overdose Deaths Remain High in Seattle and King County

June 22, 2017
… Publication Intelligence June 22, 2017 The King County Medical Examiner’s (KCME) Office reported that deaths caused …
June 22, 2017
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Info for Teens

January 29, 2026
… in an injectable syringe, which can be used by emergency medical workers. How does it work? A person who overdoses on an opioid (like a prescription pain medication, heroin, or fentanyl) experiences slower …
January 29, 2026
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East Texas Man Sentenced to 20 years in Federal Prison for Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

… of counterfeit pills and urges all Americans to take only medications prescribed by a medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. …
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Cumberland County man admits conspiring to distribute opioids, launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds

… without regard for whether the customers had any legitimate medical need for these medications. In exchange for the pills provided, the …
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Valley Stream man arrested for allegedly using doctor’s prescription pad to acquire thousands of opioid pills

… of nine years in prison.   “This is a great example of medical practitioners helping law enforcement stop the diversion of prescription pain medication. By alerting us of the forged prescriptions, we …
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Husband and wife sentenced in connection with pain clinic pill mill scheme

… course of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purpose and one count of conspiracy to commit money … of prescription drugs outside the course of a legitimate medical purpose.  The defendants in this case preyed upon …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications during 15 previous events over the past eight … drug take back program to encourage the safe disposal of medications. National Take Back Day has received robust …
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has highest-ever partner participation

… nearly 12 million pounds of unused or expired prescription medications over the course of 17 successful DEA National … is a peace of mind for many people that these kinds of medications will not potentially cause harm to …