PRESS RELEASE

DEA Seattle Field 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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Six Arrested at Fentanyl/Heroin Packaging Mill in the Bronx, New York

… also found bottles of counterfeit veterinary sedatives and medications. We are committed to working with our partners … of bottle labels for an injectable veterinary arthritis medication, as well as bags of loose powder, and a tool used …
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Community Event
August 02, 2019
August 02, 2019

10th Annual Community Drug Awareness Day Conference focuses on opioid addiction

1:00 AM - 7:30 AM (EDT)
Houston , TX
Today, our country’s most pervasive drug threat is the opioid overdose epidemic, which has been spurred on by the nonmedical abuse of prescription pain medications and heroin. This widespread outbreak is devastating and destroying communities throughout our country. It cuts across all demographics and socio-economic classes, including adults and adolescents...
DRUG FACT SHEET
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Depressants

GHB - Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid

August 21, 2025
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is another name for the generic drug sodium oxybate. Xyrem® (which is sodium oxybate) is the trade name of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription medication. Xyrem® is approved as a treatment to improve daytime sleepiness and muscle weakness with narcolepsy (a disorder marked by sudden...
August 21, 2025
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DEA and the Chicago Crime Commission Launch a Provocative New Billboard Campaign with Clear Channel Outdoor in an Effort to Save Chicagoans from Opioid-Related Deaths & Abuse

March 08, 2019
… increase in overdose deaths. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, in 2017 there were 669 fentanyl-related …
March 08, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Houston Announces 20th Take Back Day

… a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500 tons of … The public can drop off potentially dangerous prescription medications at collection sites which will adhere to local …
PRESS RELEASE

Two Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with the Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

… particular, immediately before Mendez called 911 to summon medical assistance for the children, she called CC-1.  CC-1 … — all while the children were unresponsive and awaiting medical assistance.  Three of the children were hospitalized …
PRESS RELEASE

11 Sentenced in Nationwide Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … were fentanyl pills created to resemble prescription opiate medications. Williams also supervised the laundering of drug …
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Seven Defendants Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses Related to 2019 Burlington Murder

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … and Felix were arrested after Felix was taken to UVM Medical Center. Angelina Pearson and another individual …
PRESS RELEASE

Consent Decree Approved Among the U.S. and Cumberland, M.D. based Pharmacy and Pharmacist

… have a great responsibility as it relates to dispensing medications to meet the health needs of our citizens. This … the prescription was valid and was issued for a legitimate medical purpose, and that the prescription would not be …
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Pharmacy Robber Sentenced To 141 Months For Conviction On Federal Hobbs Act, Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges

… opioids, whether it be individuals who are prescribed these medications and divert them for personal profit, or drug … substance; (4) violated the Safe Doses Act by theft of medical products; (5) possessed Oxycodone with intent to …
PRESS RELEASE

Walgreens Agrees To Pay A Record Settlement Of $80 Million For Civil Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Act

… narcotic that is one of the most abused prescription medications in Florida and throughout the United States.  … that they knew or should have known were not for legitimate medical use.  In addition, these retail pharmacies and …
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Two Dutchess County Men Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Distribution Of ‘Breaking Bad’ Heroin Causing The Deaths Of Three Individuals

… by his girlfriend the following day.  The Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s report concluded that he died from “acute … contained a mixture of quinine, fentanyl, and heroin.  The medical examiner’s report indicates that Miller died of …
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Announces Hundreds of Arrests Connected to Joint Federal-State Targeted Baltimore Criminal Enforcement Operation

… Force Officers Heroin Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids Cocaine Marijuana (Cannabis) On On Press Release Image Layout …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Los Angeles 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 …
DRUG FACT SHEET
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Synthetic Opioids

Synthetic Opioids

January 25, 2025
Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized in a laboratory and that act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids (e.g., morphine and codeine) to produce analgesic (pain relief) effects. In contrast, natural opioids are naturally occurring substances extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of...
January 25, 2025
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Drug Information

December 23, 2024
… the categories used to classify drugs depending on their medical use and their potential for abuse. Controlled …
December 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Former Police Chief Of Sullivan City Sentenced To Prison

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana in January of this year after pleading guilty to … City he assisted the drug-traffickers cross their loads of marijuana by alerting members of the illicit organization to …
PRESS RELEASE

United States Files Civil Complaint Against New Mexico Psychologist Alleging Improper Prescribing of Controlled Substances

… prescribed controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose, in violation of the Controlled Substances … and other controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional …
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San Antonio Physician Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Resolve Allegations that he Pre-Signed Prescriptions and Issued Prescriptions Without Appropriate Examinations

… substances, as well as a Medicare provider operating a medical practice with two locations in San Antonio. The … our office.” “This settlement illustrates pharmacies and medical providers are being held accountable for violating …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

… 5,400 tons) of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications through its Take Back Day events. This weekend, … by disposing of unwanted, unused, and expired prescription medications is just one of many ways that DEA is working to …
PRESS RELEASE

Two Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with the Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

… particular, immediately before Mendez called 911 to summon medical assistance for the children, she called CC-1.  CC-1 … — all while the children were unresponsive and awaiting medical assistance.  Three of the children were hospitalized …
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor and Eight Others Charged with Distributing Opioids and Other Pills

… – and when the perpetrators are trusted members of the medical community, their crimes are especially appalling. I … demonstrates how the diversion of prescription medication precipitates drug peddling throughout our …
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Charged after Federal Investigation Disrupts Massive Counterfeit Pill Manufacturing Operation

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … opioids and methamphetamine disguised in fake prescription medication remains high,” said Acting Special Agent in …
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DEA Washington Division Saw a Surge of Over 250% in Fentanyl Pill Seizures in 2023

… pills cannot be bought on social media. The only safe medications are those prescribed directly by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. …
PRESS RELEASE

West Portsmouth Couple Sentenced For Operating “Pill Mill” In Waverly

… to 210 months in federal prison for operating Ohio Medical and Pain Management, LLC, a “pill mill” in Waverly, … to divert controlled (namely, addictive prescription pain medications), maintaining premises for such illegal …
PRESS RELEASE

Ten Defendants Charged In Drug Conspiracy Indictment For Allegedly Distributing Thousands Of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills In North Jersey

… and other prescription narcotics such as the anti-anxiety medication Xanax for further illegal distribution.  The … pharmacies, and using their own prescriptions for personal medical conditions. Gutierrez allegedly controlled and …
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Laboratory Testing Identifies New Soft/Pliable Form of Fentanyl

December 15, 2025
… If you suspect exposure to fentanyl, seek immediate medical attention. Naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses, …
December 15, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Privacy Impact Assessment and Management Information Systems

March 28, 2025
… and Reporting System (FIRST) FOIAXpress Health Unit Medical Information System (HUMIS) Investigative Management …
March 28, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

New Jersey News 2005

July 15, 2021
… Worth of Cocaine Into U.S. SEP 20, 2005 DEA and FBI Charge Medical Doctor and Nine Others in Oxycontin Diversion Ring …
July 15, 2021