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DEA Hosts Its Third Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… Substances Act and will allow users of controlled substance medications to dispose of their drugs by delivering them to …

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Northeast Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Dismantled

… George P. Beach II said: “Oxycodone is a highly addictive medication, and the operators of this trafficking ring …

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Midland Man Arrested In Oklahoma City Charged With Drug Distribution Resulting In Death

… toxicity. More specifically, oxycodone, a potent opioid medication, caused central nervous system depression and …

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Federal Officials Participate In New Mexico Pharmacists Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting

… one way we will take on this epidemic is by educating medical professionals about how they can educate their …

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Kentucky Pharmacy Owner Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

… filled prescriptions for customers without a legitimate medical purpose. Charles Terry Tenhet, 63, of London, Ky., …

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Former Kentucky Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of 25,000 Controlled Substance Prescription Pills

… of oxycodone pills to patients without a legitimate medical purpose. Bofill acknowledged that he wrote …

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Michigan Pharmacist And Kentwood Pharmacy CEO Guilty On Charges Related To The Illegal Restocking And Re-dispensing Of Recycled Controlled Substances

… foreign substances and residues, and discolored and expired medications. The process by which Kentwood Pharmacy returned …

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Michigan Heroin Trafficker Receives 17 Year Federal Prison Sentence

… the seizure of approximately 100 grams of heroin, several medical-grade fentanyl patches, a small amount of crack …

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Dea Leads Heroin Intervention Program

… first responder personnel including Louisville Emergency Medical Service, the Louisville Metro Fire Department, and …

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Heroin Dealer Connected To The Overdose Death Of A Texas Woman Is Arrested On Federal Drug Charge

… a heroin overdose. This was confirmed by the Office of the Medical Investigator that determined the victim’s cause of …

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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Collect Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to opioid medications. DEA’s next Take Back Day will be April 28, …

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Wheat Ridge Doctor, Previous Staff Member, And Two Others Indicted For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. Clemmer is also charged with knowingly …

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Operation "Double Down Doc" Indictment Exposes Gulf Coast Prescription Drug Ring

… Hydrocodone and Oxycodone outside the scope of professional medical practice. Drug Enforcement Administration, Gulfport …

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Prescription Drug Take-Back To Be Held Saturday, April 26, 2014

… their family member or pet owner) of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to …

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Birmingham Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Selling Heroin That Caused A Death

… commitment," Vance said. "On June 10, leaders in the medical, law enforcement and education communities will …

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9 Arrested For Operating International Steroid Distribution Ring

… dispensed steroids to customers without the requisite medical prescriptions. WFN marketed and sold its wide array …

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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to …

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