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DEA Omaha Division collects 32,713 pounds of unwanted medication at spring Take Back Day event

… DEA Omaha Division collects 32,713 pounds of unwanted medication at spring Take Back Day event May 08, 2019 Omaha … Administration collected nearly 469 tons of unwanted medication at the 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back … important for each of us to do our part in making sure that medications are properly safeguarded and eventually …
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Central Coast Woman Pleads Guilty to Misusing Doctors’ Credentials to Create Bogus Medical Documents for Immigration Applicants

… Guilty to Misusing Doctors’ Credentials to Create Bogus Medical Documents for Immigration Applicants May 05, 2025 … doctors, thereby representing that the individual had been medically examined by a doctor, when in fact they had not. …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications NEW YORK CITY – DEA’s National Prescription Drug …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications WASHINGTON – DEA’s National Prescription Drug …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications WASHINGTON – DEA’s National Prescription Drug …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications Louisville, Ky. – DEA’s National Prescription …
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Orange County Doctor Arrested On Charges Of Illegally Prescribing Addictive Pain Medications, Often Meeting With 'Patients' At Starbucks

… Arrested On Charges Of Illegally Prescribing Addictive Pain Medications, Often Meeting With 'Patients' At Starbucks … course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose.” “The abuse of prescription drugs has risen …
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Record collection in the Pacific Northwest of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Record collection in the Pacific Northwest of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … in nearly a million pounds of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country, the largest amount ever …
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

… Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications November 03, 2025 Headquarters Contact Info …
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Doctor Charged In Illegal Sales Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances: Medical Practices At JFK International Airport And On Long Island

… Illegal Sales Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances: Medical Practices At JFK International Airport And On Long … wrote prescriptions for Xanax, Vicodin, Percocet and other medications. Following Dr. Surya’s arrest this morning, …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 29, 2024 El Paso …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications WASHINGTON – DEA’s National Prescription Drug …
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Former Nurse Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Tampering with Morphine Medications at Moses Lake Clinic

… to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Tampering with Morphine Medications at Moses Lake Clinic August 01, 2022 Seattle …
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Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances

… Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and … and possess with intent to distribute opioid pain medications and other controlled substances without a …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Theft of Medical Products and Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute

… Illinois Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Theft of Medical Products and Possession of a Controlled Substance … Sept. 7, 2023, to 30 months in federal prison for theft of medical products and possession of a controlled substance …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications WASHINGTON – DEA’s National Prescription Drug …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 24, 2024 Miami …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications 50541914997_10119e8589_o.png DEA_Drug Take …
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Orange County Doctor And Two Employees Indicted On Federal Drug Charges For Writing Prescriptions Without Medical Need

… On Federal Drug Charges For Writing Prescriptions Without Medical Need June 13, 2016 Los Angeles Contact Info Contact … - A federal grand jury has indicted a doctor who operated a medical clinic in Fountain Valley, as well as two physician …
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DEA’s Second Pill Take Back Event Yields 4,436 Pounds Of Medications In Tennessee

… DEA’s Second Pill Take Back Event Yields 4,436 Pounds Of Medications In Tennessee May 09, 2011 Atlanta Contact Info … of America; D.A.R.E. America; the Federation of State Medical Boards; the U. S. Health Resources and Services …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 24, 2024 …
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Boston man sentenced to three years probation for selling crack cocaine to Bedford VA Medical Center residents

… years probation for selling crack cocaine to Bedford VA Medical Center residents December 20, 2019 New England … Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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St. Petersburg Doctor Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Illegally Prescribing Pain Medications

… To Five Years In Prison For Illegally Prescribing Pain Medications September 05, 2012 Miami Contact Info Contact Us … his DEA Registration and his Florida Department of Health Medical License. Gianoli was found guilty on June 15, 2012. …
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Removes 18,500 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications on Drug Take Back Day

… Division Removes 18,500 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications on Drug Take Back Day November 07, 2023 Rocky …
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Area Residents Turn In Tons Of Unused Medication During DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… Area Residents Turn In Tons Of Unused Medication During DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug … and responsible means for disposing unused and unwanted medications.  DEA joined with more than 100 state and local …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications WASHINGTON  – DEA’s National Prescription Drug …
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Midwestern Communities Safely Dispose of 18,710 Pounds of Unwanted Medications at DEA Take Back Day Event

… Communities Safely Dispose of 18,710 Pounds of Unwanted Medications at DEA Take Back Day Event November 03, 2025 …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications ATD_01.jpg ATD_02.jpg ATD_03.jpg ATD_04.jpg …
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Owner Of Columbus Southern Medical Center Pleads Guilty To Drug, Tax, Fraud Charges: $29 Million Forfeited

… Owner Of Columbus Southern Medical Center Pleads Guilty To Drug, Tax, Fraud Charges: … in large part to the overprescribing of prescription pain medication across this state. This defendant preyed on those …