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DEA And FBI Educating The Community With Documentary Film Addressing Heroin/Prescription Drug Abuse

… opioid abuse. The documentary also features interviews with medical and law enforcement professionals discussing the …
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FBI And DEA Educating The Community With Documentary Film Addressing Heroin/prescription Drug Abuse

… opioid abuse. The documentary also features interviews with medical and law enforcement professionals discussing the …
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DEA And Partners Release 2016 Pennsylvania Drug Overdose Death Report

… overdose deaths were reported by Pennsylvania coroners and medical examiners, an increase of 37 percent from 2015. In …
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Spokane Naturopath Agrees To Pay $47,700 Civil Penalty

… that it does not appear anyone was seriously harmed by any medications prescribed by Dr. Valley, and I am heartened by …
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DEA El Paso and Partners Light Star on the Mountain Red

… them to re-commit to live free from illegal drug use and medication misuse, to commit to learning the sounds of fire …
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Southeastern Connecticut Drug Trafficker, Co-Conspirator Found Guilty

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Two suburban Chicago residents charged with illegally selling narcotics over the internet; law enforcement seizes websites

… unprecedented drug epidemic.”  “Powerful pharmaceutical medications, fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances are …
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Hollywood Hills man arrested on federal charges of selling fentanyl-laced pills to Rapper Mac Miller two days before his overdose death

… in Studio City on Sept. 7, 2018. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner later determined that McCormick …
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DEA Alerts: Over one million deadly fentanyl pills seized by DEA Phoenix and Arizona law enforcement this year

… that the use of any pill not prescribed by a licensed medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist …
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Owasso doctor guilty of pill-sharing conspiracies

… will absolutely spare lives. While the vast majority of the medical professionals in this country are committed to …
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DEA and USPS unveil Drug Free USA Forever stamp

… my year as Miss America 2020 to keeping patients safe with medications and fighting prescription drug misuse, so I am …
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Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Caused 20-Year-Old’s Death

… potent,” Posey said. “In Jefferson County last year, the medical examiner’s office reported 106 overdose deaths …
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New Orleans-area Woman Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Possess Oxycodone By Fraud And To Possess With Intent To Distribute Oxycodone On The Black Market

… We will continue to protect the integrity of the medical profession, including physicians who have their …
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Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Pharmacist In Drug Distribution Scheme

… as long as the customers were willing to pay for the medication with cash. In addition, after expiration of the …
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Thirty-Three Individuals Arrested On Prescription Fraud Charges

… and oxycodone are opioid narcotic pain relievers that are medically prescribed to treat moderate to severe pain and …
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Twenty-Three Individuals Arrested On Prescription Fraud Charges

… and oxycodone are opioid narcotic pain relievers that are medically prescribed to treat moderate to severe pain and …
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Twenty People Indicted For Heroin Conspiracy In Northeast Ohio

… to aggressively prosecute heroin dealers while working with medical and treatment professionals in an effort to thwart …
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Two Kentucky Men Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Fentanyl Resulting In Death

… Woodford County. Fentanyl is the most potent opioid used in medical treatment and is occasionally diverted from …
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Five Members Of Michigan Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Federal Prison

… for law enforcement to a wide range of audiences, including medical professionals, community coalition groups, school …
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Israeli National Indicted And Extradited To Boston On Cocaine Conspiracy And International Money Laundering Charges

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Twenty-Five Individuals Charged In Southeastern Massachusetts Heroin Ring

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Maryland Man Who Distributed Synthetic Drug That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University Is Sentenced

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Joint Investigation Takes Down Willimantic Drug Trafficking Ring

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Former Wesleyan Student Who Distributed Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses Sentenced To Prison

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Over 20 Individuals Indicted On Heroin Trafficking Charges

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Three Bristol-Based Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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United States Files Lawsuit Against PharMerica Corporation For Violations Of The False Claims Act And The Controlled Substances Act

… narcotics, before confirming that a physician had made a medical judgment about whether these narcotics were …
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Banamex USA Agrees To Forfeit $97 Million In Connection With Bank Secrecy Act Violations

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Florida Doctors No Longer Among The Top Oxycodone Purchasers In The United States

… for two years its ability to sell controlled-substance medications from its distribution facility in Lakeland, …
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Texas Authorities Make Multiple Arrests And Warn Public Of Dangers Of Synthetic Narcotics

… drugs - substances or chemicals with no currently accepted medical use, have a high potential for abuse, are the most …